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Spring 2026 Course

American Legal Theory

Prerequisite: None

Exam Type: No Exam

This course traces the evolution of American legal theory from the Revolution to the present.  Topics covered will include:  Federalist Legal Theory; the Grand Style; Classical Legal Thought; Legal Realism; Process Theory; the Law & Society movement; Economic Analysis of Law; Liberal Theories of Justice; Republicanism; Critical Legal Studies; Feminist Legal Theory; Critical Race Theory; and the Law and Political Economy movement.

The syllabus is available at https://ipxcourses.org/american-legal-theory/.