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Consulting a treatise at the beginning and throughout your research is a critical step in most legal research projects (see our Visual Overview for a quick refresher on the process). How do you know which treatise to use? We've created this "Top Treatise Finder" to make it easy to locate the top one or two treatises in most legal fields. Of course, not everyone will agree with our selections, so consider asking your supervisor or professor for their preferred treatise(s).
Our treatise finder focuses on the top treatise in each area of the law. However, there may be a treatise within the area of law you're focused on that's particularly applicable to your question. For example, if your research question focused on searches under the Fourth Amendment, then you should also consider Search and Seizure: A Treatise on the Fourth Amendment in addition to the treatises listed in our finder.
Kristin E. Hickman & Richard J. Pierce, Jr.
Access on VitalLaw**Type "Hickman" in VitalLaw search bar and select from auto-populated result.
by Areeda & Hovenkamp
View on Lexisby Ralph E Lerner, et al.
Access on PLIby RRobert S. Saunders, Allison L. Land, Jennifer C. Voss, and Cliff C. Gardner
Access on VitalLawby Sheldon H. Nahmod
View on Westlawby James J. White, Robert S. Summers, and Robert A. Hillman
View on Westlawby Charles D. Ferris & Frank W. Lloyd
View on Lexisby Ronald D. Rotunda, John E. Nowak
View on Westlawby Dee Pridgen, Richard Alderman, and Jolina Cuaresma
View on Westlawby Jane Kaufman Winn & Benjamin Wright
by David P. Leonard & David E. Bernstein, et al.
Access on VitalLaw**Type "evidence" in VitalLaw search bar and select from auto-populated result.
by Richard J. McKinney & Ellen A. Sweet
View on LLSDCby Boris I. Bittker & James S. Eustice
View on Westlawby John C. McBride, et al.
View on Lexisby Hazard, Hodes, and Jarvis
Access on VitalLaw**Type "Hazard" in VitalLaw search bar and select from auto-populated result.
by David Kris & J. Douglas Wilson
View on Westlaw**As of this writing, this treatise was last updated in 2019.
by Patrick H. Martin & Bruce M. Kramer
View on Lexisby Louis R. Frumer, Melvin I. Friedman, Cary S. Sklaren
View on Lexisby Mark Ascher & Austin Scott, et al.
Access on VitalLaw**Type "Scott" in VitalLaw search bar and select from auto-populated result.
by Stuart M. Speiser, et al.
View on Westlaw** Dobbs' Law of Torts is another well-know treatise available on Westlaw
