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347 Schaeffer Hall

319-335-2348

timothy-hagle@uiowa.edu

Twitter: @ProfHagle

Spring 2019 Office Hours

Tue & Th: 4:45-6:15

Mailing Address

Dept of Political Science

341 Schaeffer Hall

20 E. Washington Street

The University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa 52242

Posted updates with 2018 election data to all 11 papers in the Iowa Voting Series

Posted Book Information for Fall 2019 Courses

Posted course evaluations for POLI:3101 and POLI:3121 for Fall 2018

Posted new book in What I'm Reading

Posted updated Prelaw FAQ

New book, Supreme Court Agenda Setting: The Vinson Court, published for Kindle devices and computers with Kindle reader.

My books

Below are links to the books that I require and recommend for POLI:3121 The Judicial Process.  The links are to the most recent editions on Amazon.com, but other editions or versions may be available there or from other places.  I will provide more details on the books in class.

Required Books

There are four required books for this course.  The first two listed below are for substantive purposes the second two are for reference purposes.

The first required book is Baum's, The Supreme Court.

Older editions of Baum's book (12th, 11th, 10th, and ?) are also acceptable.  I'll discuss this more in class.

The second required book by Carp, Manning, Holmes, and Stidham is Judicial Process in America.  Again, older editions (10th and 9th) are also fine.

You will need a law dictionary for the course.  The one below is the one I ordered for the course, but there are alternatives that I will discuss in class.

A good writing style is important in the law (and elsewhere).  Requirements for the paper assignment will follow the guidelines in Strunk and White's book, The Elements of Style.

Recommended Books

The list of recommended books for this course is rather long.  This is because different books may be useful for the paper assignment depending on what topic is selected.  Some of these books are out of print, though there still may be links available through Amazon.com to used versions.  All the recommended books (even if there isn't a link below) are on reserve at the main library.