In this comparatively short Essay, I make two arguments: (1) The first case that a law student reads matters and (2) R.R. v. M.H. should be that case.
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From 1970 until 2008, I taught Contracts at the University of North Carolina, the University of Texas, the University of Arkansas, the University of Alabama, Georgetown University, New York University, and Southern Methodist University to first-year students who were not assigned R.R. v. M.H. as their first case. Then in 2008, I had the Jewish counterpart of an epiphany. Since 2008, I have taught Contracts at Southern Methodist University, the University of Richmond, and the University of North Texas to first-year students who were assigned R.R. v. M.H. as their first case.
Copyright 2025 by David G. Epstein
Cite as: David G. Epstein, R.R. v. M.H. and Steve Goodman and John Prine: The First Case a Law Student Should Read, 119 Nw. U. L. Rev. Online 300 (2025), https://scholarlycommons.law.northwestern.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1352&context=nulr_online.