...by Kathie EasteróApril, 1998 Harry Castleman and Christopher Neiwvel usually prove that the student read the material and absorbed the information given at the lectures. In other words, a professor spells everything out, the student just has to pay attention. In law school, after a short introduction of the day's topic, a law professor is likely to look around and spy whoever is trying to hide behind a textbook and ask for the student to recite the facts of a case under study. Questioning usually goes way beyond a simple recitation, and the student may not be let off the hook until the professor is sufficiently satisfied that the student not only knows the facts of the case, but understands their implications pertaining to the law. Likewise, law textbooks will not be like those at the undergraduate level. The authors write, ìRather than providing you with general discussion of various legal precepts, the books present experts of court decisions, organized by topicî (20). Because the law can vary widely in interpretation, studying law by ìcase lawî gives a student a good overall perspective of how the U.S. justice system operates. The authors present the perspective law...