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All the Laws but One: Civil Liberties in Wartimeby William H. RehnquistISBN 0679767320 (0-679-76732-0)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'All the Laws but One: Civil Liberties in Wartime'Book summary:In the first hectic days of the American Civil War, the future of the Union was in doubt. Troops traveling to defend Washington were waylaid by mobs in Maryland. In the midst of this crisis, Abraham Lincoln sought to suspend the writ of habeas corpus to permit the military to detain those who were interfering with the prosecution of the war. When the Supreme Court limited his ability to do so, Lincoln complained that the Court was allowing "all the laws, but one, go unexecuted, and the government itself go to pieces, lest that one be violated." Eventually, civil liberties were curtailed for the duration of the Civil War--as they would be again in World Wars I and II.
That Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist's analysis of civil liberties in wartime is entitled All the Laws but One hints where he comes down on the subject. Rehnquist acknowledges and criticizes the excesses of civil liberties violations in wartime--during World War I, for example, editorial cartoonists critical of the government were prosecuted for sedition. But he defends the need to curtail some liberties in emergency situations--including, surprisingly, some instances of the evacuation and relocation of Japanese Americans that took place during World War II. Rehnquist's style can be disjointed at times--as when cursory biographical information of key players seems to have been tacked on to fill out the otherwise slim volume--but the historical analysis of martial law and other Civil War controversies, which comprises the overwhelming majority of the book, remains fascinating. --Ted Frank [via]
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American Government: Readings And Casesby Peter WollISBN 0673520315 (0-673-52031-5)
Softcover, Addison-Wesley
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The Antagonists: Hugo Black, Felix Frankfurter and Civil Liberties in Modern Americaby James F. SimonISBN 0671725033 (0-671-72503-3)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Bodies of Lawby Alan HydeISBN 0691012288 (0-691-01228-8)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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The Bonfire of the Vanitiesby Tom WolfeISBN 0553275976 (0-553-27597-6)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Bonfire of the Vanities'Book summary:After Tom Wolfe defined the '60s in The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test and Radical Chic and Mau-Mauing the Flak Catchers and the cultural U-turn at the turn of the '80s in The Right Stuff, nobody thought he could ever top himself again. In 1987, when The Bonfire of the Vanities arrived, the literati called Wolfe an "aging enfant terrible."
He wasn't aging; he was growing up. Bonfire's pyrotechnic satire of 1980s New York wasn't just Wolfe's best book, it was the best bestselling fiction debut of the decade, a miraculously realistic study of an unbelievably status-mad society, from the fiery combatants of the South Bronx to the bubbling scum at the top of Wall Street. Sherman McCoy, a farcically arrogant investment banker (dubbed a "Master of the Universe," Wolfe's brilliant metaphorical co-opting of a then-important toy for boys), hits a black guy in the Bronx with his Mercedes and runs--right into a nightmare peopled by vicious mistresses, thin wives like "social x-rays," slime-bag politicos, tabloid hacks, and Dantesque denizens of the "justice" system. If the Coen and Marx brothers together dramatized The Great Gatsby, Wolfe's Bonfire would probably be funnier. Many think his second novel, A Man in Full, is deeper, but Bonfire will never die down.
You might find it interesting to compare the film The Bonfire of the Vanities, a fascinating calamity perpetrated by the geniuses Brian De Palma and Tom Hanks, with The Right Stuff, one of the very best films of the '80s. --Tim Appelo [via]
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Breaking the Deadlock - The 2000 Election, the Constitution, and the Courtsby Richard A. PosnerISBN 0691090734 (0-691-09073-4)
Hardcover, Princeton University Press
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Charles Dickens' a Tale of Two Citiesby Charles DickensISBN 0671006118 (0-671-00611-8)
Softcover, Monarch Notes
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Chutzpahby Alan M. DershowitzISBN 0671760890 (0-671-76089-0)
Softcover, Touchstone Books
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Cicero: De re Publica, De Legibusby Clinton Walker KeyesISBN 0674992350 (0-674-99235-0)
Hardcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Cicero: De re Publica, De Legibus'Book summary:Cicero (Marcus Tullius, 10643 BCE), Roman lawyer, orator, politician and philosopher, of whom we know more than of any other Roman, lived through the stirring era which saw the rise, dictatorship, and death of Julius Caesar in a tottering republic. In his political speeches especially and in his correspondence we see the excitement, tension and intrigue of politics and the part he played in the turmoil of the time. Of about 106 speeches, delivered before the Roman people or the Senate if they were political, before jurors if judicial, 58 survive (a few of them incompletely). In the fourteenth century Petrarch and other Italian humanists discovered manuscripts containing more than 900 letters of which more than 800 were written by Cicero and nearly 100 by others to him. These afford a revelation of the man all the more striking because most were not written for publication. Six rhetorical works survive and another in fragments. Philosophical works include seven extant major compositions and a number of others; and some lost. There is also poetry, some original, some as translations from the Greek.
The Loeb Classical Library edition of Cicero is in twenty-nine volumes.
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Civil Rights: Rhetoric or Realityby Thomas SowellISBN 0688062695 (0-688-06269-5)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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A Companion to Philosophy of Law and Legal Theoryby Dennis PattersonISBN 0631213295 (0-631-21329-5)
Softcover, Blackwell Pub
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Congress V. the Supreme Courtby Raoul BergerISBN 0674162102 (0-674-16210-2)
Hardcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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Constitution of the United States of Americaby United States Constitution, Byron Preiss, David OsterlundISBN 0553052020 (0-553-05202-0)
Hardcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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Constitutional Interpretation: Textual Meaning, Original Intent, and Judicial Reviewby Keith E. WhittingtonISBN 070061141X (0-7006-1141-X)
Softcover, Univ Pr of Kansas
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Constitutional Law: National Power and Federalismby Christopher N. May, Allan IdesISBN 0735520003 (0-7355-2000-3)
Softcover, Aspen Pub
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Corporations: Examples and Explanationsby Solomon, Alan R. PalmiterISBN 0735500312 (0-7355-0031-2)
Softcover, Aspen Pub
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Crime and Human Natureby James Q. WilsonISBN 0684852667 (0-684-85266-7)
Softcover, Free Pr
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Crime and Human Natureby Richard J. Herrnstein, James Q. WilsonISBN 0671541307 (0-671-54130-7)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Crime and Human Nature/the Definitive Study of the Causes of Crimeby Richard J. Herrnstein, James Q. WilsonISBN 0671628100 (0-671-62810-0)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Crime and Public Order in England in the Later Middle Agesby John G. BellamyISBN 0710074212 (0-7100-7421-2)
Hardcover, Routledge and Kegan Paul
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Crucibleby Arthur MillerISBN 0553206575 (0-553-20657-5)
Softcover, Bantam Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Crucible'Book summary:The enduring classic drama of the Salem witch trials was inspired by the political witch-hunting activities of Senator Joseph McCarthy in the '50s. Though set in the 17th century, "The Crucible" presents issues still gnawing at modern society. [via]
Defending Pornography: Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women's Rightsby Nadine StrossenISBN 0684197499 (0-684-19749-9)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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The Digital Dilemma: Intellectual Property in the Information Ageby National Research Council (U.S.)ISBN 058522353X (0-585-22353-X)
Softcover, National Academy Press
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The Dynamic Constitution: An Introduction to American Constitutional Lawby Richard H. FallonISBN 0521840945 (0-521-84094-5)
Hardcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Every Employee's Guide to the Law : Everything You Need to Know about Your Rights in the Workplace - And What to Do If They Are Violatedby Joel, Lewin G., IIIISBN 0679743235 (0-679-74323-5)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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The Excuse Factoryby Walter OlsonISBN 0684827328 (0-684-82732-8)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Excuse Factory'Book summary:The author of The Litigation Explosion returns with a forceful account of how employment law increasingly makes mediocrity the norm of the American workplace. Thanks to the unintended consequences of well-meaning laws such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, it is now increasingly difficult to fire slacking employees for perfectly justifiable reasons. Olson tells story after story of abuse, including one in which a jury awarded nearly $200,000 to a man fired for showing up late to work 215 times in a two-year period. This hurts employers who need productive staffs and insults hard-working people everywhere. The Excuse Factory is hands-down one of the best books available on America's faltering legal system. [via]
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Federal Income Taxationby William A Klein, Daniel N. Shaviro, Joseph BankmanISBN 0735512205 (0-7355-1220-5)
Hardcover, Aspen Pub
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Free Speech in an Open Societyby Rodney A. SmollaISBN 0679742131 (0-679-74213-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Government by Judiciaryby Raoul BergerISBN 0674357965 (0-674-35796-5)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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Government by Judiciary: The Transformation of the Fourteenth Amendmentby Raoul BergerISBN 0674357957 (0-674-35795-7)
Hardcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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A Guide to Critical Legal Studiesby Mark KelmanISBN 0674367561 (0-674-36756-1)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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Hugo Black: A Biographyby Roger K. NewmanISBN 0679431802 (0-679-43180-2)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Hugo Black: A Biography'Book summary:Hugo Black's odyssey was long, varied, unlikely, and remarkably successful. It began in 1886 in the Alabama hill country and ended in 1971, when Americans were demonstrating in the streets. As a United States senator from 1927 to 1937 and then for thirty-four years on the United States Supreme Court as its most passionate civil libertarian, Black fought for the rights and welfare of all people.
Here is the first full-scale biography of this commanding figure. Never before has the story been so richly told. Roger Newman reveals much we did not know -- about Black's activities in the Ku Klux Klan and the furor over his appointment by FDR to the Supreme Court. He takes us behind the scenes at the Court and into its secret conferences, showing us the preparation of opinions and explaining the relationships among the justices.
Black is seen as he was -- a brilliant trial lawyer, the investigating senator called by one reporter "a walking encyclopedia with a Southern accent," and the wily politician and astute justice who led the redirection of American law toward the protection of the individual.
Black's story, is also an American story, filled with vivid accounts of his friendships and often dramatic encounters with FDR, Harry Truman, Felix Frankfurter, William O. Douglas, Earl Warren, Lyndon Johnson, and William J. Brennan, Jr. Newman gives us a fascinating portrait of Black -- the captivating charmer with the steel backbone and stronger will, and the self-taught, scholarly, cracker populist who termed himself "a rather backward country fellow."
More than a decade in the making, drawing upon an astonishing array of sources, including Black's family papers, to which Newman had exclusive access, and more than one thousand interviews, this moving, instructive biography is written with grace, sweep, and verve. A book to stand beside Beveridge's classic life of John Marshall and Catherine Drinker Bowen's popular Yankee from Olympus, Hugo Black is the extraordinary story of a man who bestrode his era like a colossus. [via]More editions of Hugo Black: A Biography:
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Justice As Fairness: A Restatementby John Rawls, Erin KellyISBN 0674005112 (0-674-00511-2)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Justice As Fairness: A Restatement'Book summary:Few philosophers have made as much of a splash with a single book as John Rawls did with the 1971 publication of A Theory of Justice. Thirty years later, Justice as Fairness rearticulates the main themes of his earlier work and defends it against the swarm of criticisms it has attracted. Throughout the book, Rawls continues to defend his well-known thought experiment in which an "original position"--a sort of prenatal perspective ignorant of our race, class, and gender--provides the basis for formulating ethical principles that result in a harmonious liberal state. In addition, he supplies carefully worked-out responses and, in some cases, reformulations of his theory. Those coming to Rawls for the first time will find a lucid portrayal of his position; those embroiled in the ongoing debate will encounter a closely argued and subtle rejoinder to his adversaries. Readers will be pleased that the daunting volumes of Rawls's previous work have been distilled to a digestible 214 pages. --Eric de Place [via]
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The Law of the Land: The Evolution of Our Legal Systemby Charles RembarISBN 0671243225 (0-671-24322-5)
Hardcover, Simon and Schuster
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Legal Writingby Linda Holdeman EdwardsISBN 0735503117 (0-7355-0311-7)
Hardcover, Aspen Law & Business
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Leviathan: Or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civilby Thomas Hobbes, Michael Joseph OakeshottISBN 0684842955 (0-684-84295-5)
Softcover, Touchstone Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Leviathan: Or the Matter, Forme and Power of a Commonwealth Ecclesiasticall and Civil'Book summary:Your most worthy Brother Mr SIDNEY GODOLPHIN, when he lived, was pleas'd to think my studies something, and otherwise to oblige me, as you know, with reall testimonies of his good opinion, great in themselves, and the greater for the worthinesse of his person. For there is not any vertue that disposeth a man, either to the service of God, or to the service of his Country, to Civill Society, or private Friendship, that did not manifestly appear in his conversation, not as acquired by necessity, or affected upon occasion, but inhaerent, and shining in a generous constitution of his nature. Therefore in honour and gratitude to him, and with devotion to your selfe, I humbly Dedicate unto you this my discourse of Common-wealth. I know not how the world will receive it, nor how it may reflect on those that shall seem to favour it. For in a way beset with those that contend on one side for too great Liberty, and on the other side for too much Authority, 'tis hard to passe between the points of both unwounded. But yet, me thinks, the endeavour to advance the Civill Power, should not be by the Civill Power condemned; nor private men, by reprehending it, declare they think that Power too great. Besides, I speak not of the men, but (in the Abstract) of the Seat of Power, (like to those simple and unpartiall creatures in the Roman Capitol, that with their noyse defended those within it, not because they were they, but there) offending none, I think, but those without, or such within (if there be any such) as favour them. That which perhaps may most offend, are certain Texts of Holy Scripture, alledged by me to other purpose than ordinarily they use to be by others. But I have done it with due submission, and also (in order to my Subject) necessarily; for they are the Outworks of the Enemy, from whence they impugne the Civill Power. If notwithstanding this, you find my labour generally decryed, you may be pleased to excuse your selfe, and say that I am a man that love my own opinions, and think all true I say, that I honoured your Brother, and honour you, and have presum'd on that, to assume the Title (without your knowledge) of being, as I am,
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A Man for All Seasons: A Play in Two Actsby Robert BoltISBN 0679728228 (0-679-72822-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Membership and Morals: The Personal Uses of Pluralism in Americaby Nancy L. RosenblumISBN 0691050236 (0-691-05023-6)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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The Merchant of Veniceby William Shakespeare, David BevingtonISBN 0553212990 (0-553-21299-0)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Merchant of Venice'Book summary:"Hath not a Jew eyes? Hath not a Jew hands, organs, dimensions, senses, affections, passions?" Shylock's impassioned plea in the middle of The Merchant of Venice is one of its most dramatic moments. After the Holocaust, the play has become a battleground for those who argue that the play represents Shakespeare's ultimate statement against ignorance and anti-Semitism in favour of a liberal vision of tolerance and multiculturalism. Other critics have pointed out that the play is, after all, a comedy that ultimately pokes fun at a 16th-century Jew. In fact, the bare outline of the plot suggests that the play is far more complex than either of these characterisations. Bassanio, a feckless young Venetian, asks his wealthy friend, the merchant Antonio, for money to finance a trip to woo the beautiful Portia in Belmont. Reluctant to refuse his friend (to whom he professes intense love), Antonio borrows the money from the Jewish moneylender. If he reneges on the deal, Shylock jokingly demands a pound of his flesh. When all Antonio's ships are lost at sea, Shylock calls in his debt, and the love and laughter of the first scenes of the play threaten to give way to death and tragedy. The final climactic courtroom scene, complete with a cross-dressed Portia, a knife-wielding Shylock, and the debate on "the quality of mercy" is one of the great dramatic moments in Shakespeare. The controversial subject matter of the play ensures that it continues to repel, divide but also fascinate its many audiences. --Jerry Brotton [via]
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Merchant of Veniceby Laura LippmanISBN 0671006371 (0-671-00637-1)
Hardcover, Pearson Education, Limited
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The Mirage of Social Justiceby Friedrich A. Von HayekISBN 071008403X (0-7100-8403-X)
Hardcover, Routledge and Kegan Paul
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No Matter How Loud I Shout: A Year in the Life of Juvenile Courtby Edward HumesISBN 0684811952 (0-684-81195-2)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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Oliver Twist ; Great Expectations ; A Tale of Two Citiesby Charles DickensISBN 0706416716 (0-7064-1671-6)
Hardcover, Octopus Books
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On Reading the Constitutionby Laurence H. Tribe, Michael C. DorfISBN 0674636260 (0-674-63626-0)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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The Oresteiaby AeschylusISBN 055321070X (0-553-21070-X)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Oresteia'Book summary:This is an electronic edition of the complete book complemented by author biography. This book features the table of contents linked to every play. The book was designed for optimal navigation on the Kindle, PDA, Smartphone, and other electronic readers. It is formatted to display on all electronic devices including the Kindle, Smartphones and other Mobile Devices with a small display.
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The Oresteia (458 BC):
Agamemnon Translated by E. D. A. Morshead
The Libation Bearers (also known as Choephoroi) Translated by E. D. A. Morshead
The Eumenides (also known as The Furies) Translated by E. D. A. MorsheadThe Oresteia is a trilogy of Greek tragedies written by Aeschylus which concerns the end of the curse on the House of Atreus. Though originally written as tetralogy, it is the only surviving example of a trilogy of ancient Greek plays; the fourth play, Proteus, a satyr play that would have been performed as finale, has not survived. The Oresteia was originally performed at the Dionysia festival in Athens in 458 BC, where it won first prize. Overall, this trilogy emblemizes the shift from a monarchal system of vendetta in Argos to a democratic system of litigation in Athens.
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Perspectives On Contract Lawby Randy E. BarnettISBN 0735519625 (0-7355-1962-5)
Softcover, Aspen Pub
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Philosophical Problems In The Lawby David M. AdamsISBN 0534584284 (0-534-58428-4)
Softcover, Wadsworth Pub Co
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Philosophical Problems In The Law'Book summary:This collection of topically organized articles and cases provides an accessible yet thorough introduction to the philosophy of law. Without presupposing a student's previous knowledge of philosophy or law, PHILOSOPHICAL PROBLEMS IN THE LAW encourages philosophy majors and other students interested in law to consider philosophical problems associated with the law, as situated within concrete, timely, and controversial contexts. [via]
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Plain Truthby Jodi PicoultISBN 0671776134 (0-671-77613-4)
Softcover, Simon & Schuster
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Plain Truth'Book summary:The discovery of a dead infant in an Amish barn shakes Lancaster County to its core. But the police investigation leads to a more shocking disclosure: circumstantial evidence suggests that that eighteen-year-old Katie Fisher, an unmarried Amish woman believed to be the newborn's mother, took the child's life. When Ellie Hathaway, a disillusioned big city attorney, comes to Paradise, Pennsylvania, to defend Katie, two cultures collide - and, for the first time in her high profile career, Ellie faces a system of justice very different from her own. Delving deep into the world of those who live 'plain', Ellie must find a way to reach Katie on her terms. As she unravels a tangled murder case, Ellie also looks deep within - to confront her own fears and desires when a man from her past comes back into her life. [via]
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Problems And Materials On Commercial Lawby Douglas J. Whaley, James W. ShocknessyISBN 073551237X (0-7355-1237-X)
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Propertyby D. Barlow Burke, Joseph A. SnoeISBN 0735519692 (0-7355-1969-2)
Softcover, Aspen Pub
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Protect and Defendby Richard North PattersonISBN 0679450440 (0-679-45044-0)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Protect and Defend'Book summary:Richard North Patterson, whose legal thrillers have won him legions of devoted mystery fans, shows off his superb pacing and narrative gifts as well as his ability to create vividly realized characters in this compelling novel of late-term abortion, parental consent, and the battle over a nominee for chief justice of the Supreme Court. Unlike Patterson's typical courtroom dramas, the name of this game isn't murder; it's the body politic that's bleeding. When newly elected Democratic president Kerry Kilcannon nominates appeals court judge Caroline Masters to the top spot on the court, he knows he'll have a fight on his hands. Leading the opposition is his political rival, MacDonald Gage, the GOP majority leader who owes his soul and career to the Christian right wing. They're suspicious of Masters even before a politically charged case involving a teenager whose parents refuse to allow her to terminate a disastrous pregnancy ends up in her court. More principled than Gage, but equally adamant, is Republican senator Chad Palmer, who, like Masters, harbors his own potentially career-destroying secret.
Masters is an intriguing character, a woman whose judicial integrity, personal privacy, and political ambitions collide when she casts a tie-breaking vote on the constitutionality of the recently enacted Protection of Life bill. Not only young Mary Anne Tierney's future is at stake: so are the reproductive rights of all women, the resilience of the judicial system, and the personal lives of innocent bystanders who will be sacrificed on the altar of the First Amendment--the public's right to know, and the media's right to tell. Moving swiftly between the courts of public opinion and the federal judiciary, from San Francisco to the nation's capital, Patterson tells a mesmerizing story that's been praised by political and legal luminaries such as Mario Cuomo, Barbara Boxer, and Alan Dershowitz. But don't let that stop you. This up-to-date version of Advise and Consent is a provocative read that will resonate with political junkies as well as those who've made bestsellers out of Patterson's more typical genre thrillers. --Jane Adams [via]
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Reconstructing American Lawby Bruce AckermanISBN 0674750160 (0-674-75016-0)
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The Return of Martin Guerreby Natalie DavisISBN 0674766911 (0-674-76691-1)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Return of Martin Guerre'Book summary:The Inventive Peasant Arnaud du Tilh had almost persuaded the learned judges at the Parlement of Toulouse, when on a summer's day in 1560 a man swaggered into the court on a wooden leg, denounced Arnaud, and reestablished his claim to the identity, property, and wife of Martin Guerre. The astonishing case captured the imagination of the Continent. Told and retold over the centuries, the story of Martin Guerre became a legend, still remembered in the Pyrenean village where the impostor was executed more than 400 years ago.
Now a noted historian, who served as consultant for a new French film on Martin Guerre, has searched archives and lawbooks to add new dimensions to a tale already abundant in mysteries: we are led to ponder how a common man could become an impostor in the sixteenth century, why Bertrande de Rols, an honorable peasant woman, would accept such a man as her husband, and why lawyers, poets, and men of letters like Montaigne became so fascinated with the episode.
Natalie Zemon Davis reconstructs the lives of ordinary people, in a sparkling way that reveals the hidden attachments and sensibilities of nonliterate sixteenth-century villagers. Here we see men and women trying to fashion their identities within a world of traditional ideas about property and family and of changing ideas about religion. We learn what happens when common people get involved in the workings of the criminal courts in the ancien régime, and how judges struggle to decide who a man was in the days before fingerprints and photographs. We sense the secret affinity between the eloquent men of law and the honey-tongued village impostor, a rare identification across class lines.
Deftly written to please both the general public and specialists, The Return of Martin Guerre will interest those who want to know more about ordinary families and especially women of the past, and about the creation of literary legends. It is also a remarkable psychological narrative about where self-fashioning stops and lying begins.
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Reversal of Fortune: Inside the Von Bulow Caseby Alan M. Dershowitz, Sally PetersISBN 0671707248 (0-671-70724-8)
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The Right to Privacyby Ellen Alderman, Caroline KennedyISBN 0679744347 (0-679-74434-7)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Right to Privacy'Book summary:Can the police strip-search a woman who has been arrested for a minor traffic violation? Can a magazine publish an embarrassing photo of you without your permission? Does your boss have the right to read your email? Can a company monitor its employees' off-the-job lifestyles--and fire those who drink, smoke, or live with a partner of the same sex? Although the word privacy does not appear in the Constitution, most of us believe that we have an inalienable right to be left alone. Yet in arenas that range from the battlefield of abortion to the information highway, privacy is under siege. In this eye-opening and sometimes hair-raising book, Alderman and Kennedy survey hundreds of recent cases in which ordinary citizens have come up against the intrusions of government, businesses, the news media, and their own neighbors. At once shocking and instructive, up-to-date and rich in historical perspective, The Right to Private is an invaluable guide to one of the most charged issues of our time.
"Anyone hoping to understand the sometimes precarious state of privacy in modern America should start by reading this book."--Washington Post Book World
"Skillfully weaves together unfamiliar, dramatic case histories...a book with impressive breadth."--Time [via] 
Rumpole a LA Carteby John Clifford MortimerISBN 0670832847 (0-670-83284-7)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Securities Regulationby Cox, Donald C. Langevoort, Robert W. HillmanISBN 0735519730 (0-7355-1973-0)
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Separation of Church and Stateby Philip HamburgerISBN 0674013743 (0-674-01374-3)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Separation of Church and State'Book summary:In a powerful challenge to conventional wisdom, Philip Hamburger argues that the separation of church and state has no historical foundation. The detailed evidence assembled here shows that eighteenth-century Americans almost never invoked this principle. Although Thomas Jefferson and others retrospectively claimed that the First Amendment separated church and state, separation became part of American constitutional law only much later. [via]
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Shadow of Cainby Vincent BugliosiISBN 0553209221 (0-553-20922-1)
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A Tale of Two Citiesby Charles DickensISBN 0553211765 (0-553-21176-5)
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Tale of Two Cities'Book summary:Set against the backdrop of the French Revolution, A Tale of Two Cities is one of Charles Dickenss most popular and dramatic stories.
It begins on a muddy English road in an atmosphere charged with mystery and it ends in the Paris of the Revolution with one of the most famous acts of self-sacrifice in literature. In between lies one of Dickenss most exciting booksa historical novel that, generation after generation, has given readers access to the profound human dramas that lie behind cataclysmic social and political events. Famous for its vivid characters, including the courageous French nobleman Charles Darnay, the vengeful revolutionary Madame Defarge, and cynical Englishman Sydney Carton, who redeems his ill-spent life in a climactic moment at the guillotine ( It is a far, far better thing that I do, than I have ever done ), the novel is also a powerful study of crowd psychology and the dark emotions aroused by the Revolution, illuminated by Dickenss lively comedy.
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The Terrible Truth About Lawyers: How Lawyers Really Work and How to Deal With Them Successfullyby Mark H. McCormackISBN 0688066216 (0-688-06621-6)
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The Warren Court and American Politicsby Lucas A. PoweISBN 0674006836 (0-674-00683-6)
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Wills, Trusts, and Estates: Examples and Explanationsby Gerry W. BeyerISBN 0735500614 (0-7355-0061-4)
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The World's Great ClassicsISBN 0717200019 (0-7172-0001-9)
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