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Conservative & Libertarian Legal Scholarship: Annotated Bibliography

The Federalist Society is currently in the process of updating the Conservative & Libertarian Bibliography, a list of suggested readings in various areas of the law intended to provide students with useful introductions to conservative and libertarian legal thinking.  Updated sections will be posted and linked to the Table of Contents below as they become available. While we are updating the Bibliography, you can still view the non-updated sections by clicking on the PDF link below.

Recently updated chapters include chapters III, IV, V, VIII, IX, XII, XIII, XIX, and XXIV.

PDF Conservative & Libertarian Bibliography

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Foreword

I. The Common Law Foundation: General

II. Property

III. Contracts

IV. Torts

V. Constitutional Law

  • The Founding
    • Original Sources
    • Secondary Sources
  • Separation of Powers
  • Federalism
    • Commerce Clause
  • Role of the Judiciary
  • Role of the President
  • Role of Congress
  • The Bill of Rights
  • First Amendment
    • Religion Clauses
    • Free Speech
  • Second Amendment
  • Ninth Amendment
  • Fourteenth Amendment
    • Equal Protection Clause
    • Privileges or Immunities Clause
  • Economic Liberties
  • Contract Clause
  • Takings Clause
  • General
  • Miscellaneous

VI. Administrative Law & Regulatory Practice

VII. Antitrust Law

VIII. Civil Procedure

IX. Commercial & Bankruptcy Law

X. Corporate Law

XI. Criminal Law & Procedure

XII. Environmental Law

XIII. Family Law

XIV. Federal Courts

XV. Intellectual Property

XVI. International Law & Transactions

XVII. Jurisprudence

  • Introductory Materials
  • Advanced Materials
    • General
    • Law & Economics
    • Public Choice

XVIII. Labor & Employment Law

XIX. Legal Profession

XX. Legislation

XXI. Securities Law

XXII. Taxation

XXIII. Telecommunications

XXIV. Trusts & Estates

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