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20 principles

A private agreement exists when both people show they mean to be bound by the same terms. One person's wish, demand, or later story is not an agreement.
Restatement (Second) of Contracts § 17 — mutual assent, paraphrased
In the counterclaim
The counterclaim quotes the words of acceptance and attaches them. It does not rest on 'they knew what I meant.'
Evidence that usually decides it
- A signed page, or messages that accept specific terms
- Conduct that actually performs those terms
- The moment the acceptance happened, not a mood after the fight
The limit
It does not turn a one-sided demand into a contract, and it does not rewrite terms that were never accepted.

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This is the same catalog as the trust desk’s law library: 62 titles from Gutenberg, DOAB, OAPEN, CALI, Open Textbook Library, and H2O. Titles and links only. Nothing copyrighted is copied onto this desk. These books are research. They are not the counterclaim, and they are not legal advice.

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Commentaries on the Laws of England
1765 · Gutenberg
William Blackstone · Legal Theory · trusts and estates
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. Foundational English common-law commentary; property and estates background.
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The Federalist Papers
1788 · Gutenberg
Alexander Hamilton, James Madison & John Jay · Constitutional Law · trusts and estates
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. Constitutional structure and federal power.
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Common Law
1881 · Gutenberg
Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. · Legal Theory · trusts and estates
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. History and theory of the common law.
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Leviathan
1651 · Gutenberg
Thomas Hobbes · Political Theory
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. Sovereignty, contract and political/legal theory.
Open source
Second Treatise of Government
1689 · Gutenberg
John Locke · Political Theory · trusts and estates
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. Property, consent and government.
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On Liberty
1859 · Gutenberg
John Stuart Mill · Legal Theory
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. Liberty, authority and individual rights.
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The Prince
1532 · Gutenberg
Niccolò Machiavelli · Political Theory
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. Political and legal theory.
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Magna Carta
1215 · Gutenberg
King John and the Barons of England · Constitutional Law · trusts and estates
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. Early limits on power and due process.
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The United States Constitution & Bill of Rights
1787 · Gutenberg
Constitutional Convention · Constitutional Law
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. Founding constitutional text.
Open source
Civil Disobedience
1849 · Gutenberg
Henry David Thoreau · Legal Theory
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. Conscience, law and resistance.
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An Essay Concerning Human Understanding
1689 · Gutenberg
John Locke · Legal Theory · trusts and estates
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. Property, identity and knowledge.
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The Social Contract
1762 · Gutenberg
Jean-Jacques Rousseau · Political Theory
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. Popular sovereignty and the general will.
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Democracy in America
1835 · Gutenberg
Alexis de Tocqueville · Legal Theory
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. Courts, associations and American institutions.
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The Law
1850 · Gutenberg
Frédéric Bastiat · Legal Theory
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. Law, liberty and property.
Open source
Essays on the Law of Nature
1664 · Gutenberg
John Locke · Legal Theory
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. Natural law essays.
Open source
Institutes of the Lawes of England
1628 · Gutenberg
Edward Coke · Legal Theory
Public Domain — Project Gutenberg. Early English law, land and estates.
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Constitutional Law and Precedent
2021 · DOAB
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · Constitutional Law
Open Access (CC) — DOAB. Constitutional law and precedent.
Open source
Introduction to International Law
2020 · DOAB
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · International Law
Open Access (CC) — DOAB. Foundations of international law.
Open source
Human Rights Law: Theory and Practice
2019 · OAPEN
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · Human Rights
Open Access (CC) — OAPEN. Human rights law and practice.
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Environmental Law and Sustainability
2022 · DOAB
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · Environmental Law
Open Access (CC) — DOAB. Environmental regulation and sustainability.
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Contract Law: Principles and Cases
2021 · DOAB
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · Contracts
Open Access (CC) — DOAB. Contract formation, interpretation and remedies.
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Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law
2020 · OAPEN
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · Criminal Law
Open Access (CC) — OAPEN. Criminal justice and rule-of-law themes.
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Legal Theory: An Introduction
2018 · DOAB
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · Legal Theory
Open Access (CC) — DOAB. Introduction to legal theory.
Open source
Open Access and the Law
2021 · OAPEN
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · Intellectual Property
Open Access (CC) — OAPEN. Copyright, access and scholarly publishing.
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Property Law in a Global Context
2019 · DOAB
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · Real Estate · trusts and estates
Open Access (CC) — DOAB. Property, land and global comparison.
Open source
Trusts, Equity and Fiduciary Law
2020 · DOAB
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · Trust Law · trusts and estates
Open Access (CC) — DOAB. Trusts, equity and fiduciary duties.
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Wills, Probate and Succession: An Open Introduction
2021 · OAPEN
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · Probate · trusts and estates
Open Access (CC) — OAPEN. Wills, probate and succession.
Open source
Family Law and Social Justice
2022 · DOAB
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · Family Law · trusts and estates
Open Access (CC) — DOAB. Family law and social justice.
Open source
Administrative Law and Governance
2019 · DOAB
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · Administrative Law
Open Access (CC) — DOAB. Agencies, review and governance.
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Evidence Law: Principles and Practice
2020 · OAPEN
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · Evidence
Open Access (CC) — OAPEN. Evidence, proof and procedure.
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Business Law and Corporate Governance
2021 · DOAB
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · Business · trusts and estates
Open Access (CC) — DOAB. Business organisations and governance.
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Tax Law and Public Finance
2019 · DOAB
Multiple authors — open-access edited volume · Tax
Open Access (CC) — DOAB. Tax law and public finance.
Open source
CALI Criminal Law
2023 · CALI
CALI eLangdell authors · Criminal Law
CC BY-NC-SA — CALI eLangdell. Criminal law textbook.
Open source
CALI Contracts
2023 · CALI
CALI eLangdell authors · Contracts
CC BY-NC-SA — CALI eLangdell. Contracts textbook.
Open source
CALI Property
2023 · CALI
CALI eLangdell authors · Real Estate · trusts and estates
CC BY-NC-SA — CALI eLangdell. Property textbook.
Open source
CALI Torts
2023 · CALI
CALI eLangdell authors · Torts
CC BY-NC-SA — CALI eLangdell. Torts textbook.
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CALI Civil Procedure
2023 · CALI
CALI eLangdell authors · Procedure
CC BY-NC-SA — CALI eLangdell. Civil procedure textbook.
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CALI Evidence
2023 · CALI
CALI eLangdell authors · Evidence
CC BY-NC-SA — CALI eLangdell. Evidence textbook.
Open source
CALI Constitutional Law
2023 · CALI
CALI eLangdell authors · Constitutional Law
CC BY-NC-SA — CALI eLangdell. Constitutional law textbook.
Open source
CALI Business Associations
2023 · CALI
CALI eLangdell authors · Business
CC BY-NC-SA — CALI eLangdell. Business associations textbook.
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CALI Family Law
2023 · CALI
CALI eLangdell authors · Family Law · trusts and estates
CC BY-NC-SA — CALI eLangdell. Family law textbook.
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CALI Wills, Trusts and Estates
2023 · CALI
CALI eLangdell authors · Trust Law · trusts and estates
CC BY-NC-SA — CALI eLangdell. Wills, trusts and estates textbook.
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Fundamentals of Business Law
2022 · Open Textbook
Open Textbook Library authors · Business · trusts and estates
Open Textbook Library. Business law fundamentals.
Open source
Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System
2021 · Open Textbook
Open Textbook Library authors · Criminal Law
Open Textbook Library. Criminal justice system introduction.
Open source
Criminal Law
2021 · Open Textbook
Open Textbook Library authors · Criminal Law
Open Textbook Library. Criminal law textbook.
Open source
Business Law I Essentials
2020 · Open Textbook
Open Textbook Library authors · Business
Open Textbook Library. Business law essentials.
Open source
Law for Entrepreneurs
2021 · Open Textbook
Open Textbook Library authors · Business
Open Textbook Library. Law for entrepreneurs.
Open source
Intellectual Property
2020 · Open Textbook
Open Textbook Library authors · Intellectual Property
Open Textbook Library. Intellectual property overview.
Open source
Introduction to the Law of Trusts and Estates
2022 · Open Textbook
Open Textbook Library authors · Trust Law · trusts and estates
Open Textbook Library. Trusts and estates introduction.
Open source
Probate and Estate Administration: An Open Textbook
2022 · Open Textbook
Open Textbook Library authors · Probate · trusts and estates
Open Textbook Library. Probate and estate administration.
Open source
Legal Research and Writing
2021 · Open Textbook
Open Textbook Library authors · Procedure
Open Textbook Library. Legal research and writing.
Open source
American Government and Constitutional Law
2020 · Open Textbook
Open Textbook Library authors · Constitutional Law
Open Textbook Library. Government and constitutional law.
Open source
H2O Contracts
2023 · H2O
H2O Open Casebook authors · Contracts
H2O / CC — Open Casebook. Contracts casebook.
Open source
H2O Torts
2023 · H2O
H2O Open Casebook authors · Torts
H2O / CC — Open Casebook. Torts casebook.
Open source
H2O Property
2023 · H2O
H2O Open Casebook authors · Real Estate · trusts and estates
H2O / CC — Open Casebook. Property casebook.
Open source
H2O Criminal Law
2023 · H2O
H2O Open Casebook authors · Criminal Law
H2O / CC — Open Casebook. Criminal law casebook.
Open source
H2O Civil Procedure
2023 · H2O
H2O Open Casebook authors · Procedure
H2O / CC — Open Casebook. Civil procedure casebook.
Open source
H2O Constitutional Law
2023 · H2O
H2O Open Casebook authors · Constitutional Law
H2O / CC — Open Casebook. Constitutional law casebook.
Open source
H2O Evidence
2023 · H2O
H2O Open Casebook authors · Evidence
H2O / CC — Open Casebook. Evidence casebook.
Open source
H2O Family Law
2023 · H2O
H2O Open Casebook authors · Family Law · trusts and estates
H2O / CC — Open Casebook. Family law casebook.
Open source
H2O Intellectual Property
2023 · H2O
H2O Open Casebook authors · Intellectual Property
H2O / CC — Open Casebook. Intellectual property casebook.
Open source
H2O Administrative Law
2023 · H2O
H2O Open Casebook authors · Administrative Law
H2O / CC — Open Casebook. Administrative law casebook.
Open source

All the research the counterclaim is allowed to use.

In the counterclaim

Evidence that usually decides it

The limit

The public law shelf, on the research page.

Commentaries on the Laws of England

The Federalist Papers

Common Law

Leviathan

Second Treatise of Government

On Liberty

The Prince

Magna Carta

The United States Constitution & Bill of Rights

Civil Disobedience

An Essay Concerning Human Understanding

The Social Contract

Democracy in America

The Law

Essays on the Law of Nature

Institutes of the Lawes of England

Constitutional Law and Precedent

Introduction to International Law

Human Rights Law: Theory and Practice

Environmental Law and Sustainability

Contract Law: Principles and Cases

Criminal Justice and the Rule of Law

Legal Theory: An Introduction

Open Access and the Law

Property Law in a Global Context

Trusts, Equity and Fiduciary Law

Wills, Probate and Succession: An Open Introduction

Family Law and Social Justice

Administrative Law and Governance

Evidence Law: Principles and Practice

Business Law and Corporate Governance

Tax Law and Public Finance

CALI Criminal Law

CALI Contracts

CALI Property

CALI Torts

CALI Civil Procedure

CALI Evidence

CALI Constitutional Law

CALI Business Associations

CALI Family Law

CALI Wills, Trusts and Estates

Fundamentals of Business Law

Introduction to the American Criminal Justice System

Criminal Law

Business Law I Essentials

Law for Entrepreneurs

Intellectual Property

Introduction to the Law of Trusts and Estates

Probate and Estate Administration: An Open Textbook

Legal Research and Writing

American Government and Constitutional Law

H2O Contracts

H2O Torts

H2O Property

H2O Criminal Law

H2O Civil Procedure

H2O Constitutional Law

H2O Evidence

H2O Family Law

H2O Intellectual Property

H2O Administrative Law