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ALWD Citation Manual: A Professional System of Citationby Association of Legal Writing Directors, Darby DickersonISBN 0735511934 (0-7355-1193-4)
Softcover, Aspen Pub
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ALWD Citation Manual: A Professional System of Citationby Darby DickersonISBN 0735555710 (0-7355-5571-0)
Softcover, Aspen Law & Business
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American Law in the 20th Centuryby Lawrence M. FriedmanISBN 0300102992 (0-300-10299-2)
Softcover, Yale Univ Pr
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Bagehot: The English Constitutionby Paul SmithISBN 0521469422 (0-521-46942-2)
Softcover, Cambridge Univ Pr
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Bastiat's 'the Lawby Norman Barry, Frederic BastiatISBN 0255365098 (0-255-36509-8)
Softcover, Coronet Books Inc
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In The Law, written in 1850, the year of his death, Bastiat recognises the central importance of the law and morality in a free society. He was concerned that government was using the 'law' to become too active a participant in the economy whilst devoting too little attention to protecting life and liberty.
This Occasional Paper, which reprints an English translation of The Law, includes a new introduction by Professor Norman Barry of the University of Buckingham which places Bastiat's views in their historical context and explains their continuing relevance today. [via]
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Black's Law Dictionaryby Bryan A. GarnerISBN 0314151990 (0-314-15199-0)
Hardcover, West Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Black's Law Dictionary'Book summary:This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1897 edition. Excerpt: ...and all parishes to the east thereof), the eastern portion of the County of Brecon (namely, the parishes of Llyswen, Llandefalle, Trawscoed, Llanfilo, Llan-y-wern, Llanhamlach, Llanfrynach, Cantref, Penderyn, and all parishes to the east thereof), and the Counties of Radnor and Cardigan.--Extract from Mine Inspection Districts Order The Report which follows deals only with the No. 11. or Swansea District, all matters pertaining to those portions now included in No. 10. or Cardiff District, being, in accordance with your wishes, dealt with by Mr. Gray, the Inspector in charge of the new district. It is divided into five sections, viz:--Section T.--Persons Employed;,. II.--Output of Mineral; III.--Accidents; IV.--Prosecutions; V.--General Remarks; to which are appended (1) a list of fatal accidents; (2) a list of prosecutions. SECTION I. Persons Employed. The following table ia compiled from the annual returns made under Section 33, and shows the number of mines at work and the number of persons employed below ground and above ground in each of the counties comprised by the inspection district:--In Brecon there appear to have been 74 fewer persons employed underground, and 25 more aboveground, as compared with the figures for 1900. In Carmarthen there was an increase of 298 in underground workers, and of 154 in those employed on the surface. In Pembroke there was an increase of 44 underground, but a decrease of 24 on the surface. With regard to Glamorgan, where by far the largest number is employed, it is impracticable to make any comparison, in consequence of the division of the district. SECTION II. Output of Mineral. The following Table, compiled from the statutory returns made by owners, shows the output of minerals for the year... [via]
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Black's Law Dictionary: Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modernby Joseph R. Nolan, Jacqueline M. Nolan-Haley, Henry Campbell Black, West Publishing CompanyISBN 0314885366 (0-314-88536-6)
Softcover, West Group
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Black's Law Dictionary: Deluxe Thumb-Indexby Bryan GarnerISBN 0314152342 (0-314-15234-2)
Hardcover, West Group
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Black's Law Dictionary, Abridgedby Bryan A. Garner, Henry Campbell BlackISBN 0314158634 (0-314-15863-4)
Softcover, West Group
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Black's Law Dictionary, Abridgedby Henry Campbell BlackISBN 031476271X (0-314-76271-X)
Hardcover, West Group
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Blackstone's Commentaries On The Laws Of Englandby Wayne MorrisonISBN 1859414826 (1-85941-482-6)
Hardcover, Cavendish Pub Ltd
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Bramble Bushby Karl N. LlewellynISBN 0379000733 (0-379-00073-3)
Softcover, Oceana Pubns
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Cases and Materials on Tortsby Gregory EpsteinISBN 073554011X (0-7355-4011-X)
Hardcover, Aspen Pub
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Cases and Materials on Tortsby Harry Kalven, Gregory Epstein, Charles Oscar GregoryISBN 0316245712 (0-316-24571-2)
Hardcover, Little, Brown
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Civil Procedureby Steven L. EmanuelISBN 0735558159 (0-7355-5815-9)
Softcover, Aspen Pub
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Civil Procedure: A Modern Approachby Martin H. Redish, Richard L. Marcus, Edward F. ShermanISBN 0314061053 (0-314-06105-3)
Hardcover, West Group
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Hardcover, West Group - Civil Procedure: A Modern Approach: ISBN 0314493492 (0-314-49349-2)
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Commentaries on the Laws of Englandby William BlackstoneISBN 0226055434 (0-226-05543-4)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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Previously available only in an expensive hardcover set, Commentaries on the Laws of England is published here in four separate volumes, each one affordably priced in a paperback edition. These works are facsimiles of the eighteenth-century first edition and are undistorted by later interpolations. Each volume deals with a particular field of law and carries with it an introduction by a leading contemporary scholar.
Introducing this third volume, Of Private Wrongs, John H. Langbein discusses Blackstone's account of procedure and jurisdiction, jury trial, and equity. He also examines Blackstone's uneasy attitude toward the celebrated legal frictions of English civil procedure.More editions of Commentaries on the Laws of England:
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Constitutional Lawby Gerald Gunther, Kathleen M. SullivanISBN 1587787768 (1-58778-776-8)
Hardcover, West Group
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This thorough treatment of constitutional law focuses on three core areas -- The Judicial Function in Constitutional Cases, The Structure of Government, and Individual Rights.
The new edition has been updated to include recent major Supreme Court decisions, as well as expanded materials on executive power, military tribunals and separation of powers in the war on terrorism. [via]
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Constitutional Law 2006by Steven L. EmanuelISBN 0735558167 (0-7355-5816-7)
Softcover, Aspen Law & Business
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Contractsby E. Allan FarnsworthISBN 0735545405 (0-7355-4540-5)
Softcover, Aspen Law & Business
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Contractsby Steven EmanuelISBN 0735558175 (0-7355-5817-5)
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Contracts: Cases and Materialsby Carol Sanger, E. Allan Farnsworth, William F. YoungISBN 1587780577 (1-58778-057-7)
Hardcover, West Group
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Corporationsby Steven L. EmanuelISBN 0735551812 (0-7355-5181-2)
Softcover, Aspen Pub
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Criminal Procedure 2005by Steven L. EmanuelISBN 0735551839 (0-7355-5183-9)
Softcover, Aspen Law & Business
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Criminal Procedure 2005'Book summary:The most trusted name in law school outlines, Emanuel Law Outlines support your class preparation, provide reference for your outline creation, and supply a comprehensive breakdown of topic matter for your entire study process. Created by Steven Emanuel, these course outlines have been relied on by generations of law students. Each title includes both capsule and detailed versions of the critical issues and key topics you must know to master the course. Also included are exam questions with model answers, an alpha-list of cases, and a cross reference table of cases for all of the leading casebooks. [via]
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The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of AmericaISBN 1882577981 (1-882577-98-1)
Softcover, Cato Inst
Find This BookBook summary:The documents which would birth and shape a nation are bound together here in one beautiful edition. The philosophies upon which the United States of America was founded have influenced the entire world. Within the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States of America, these philosophies are distilled to their very essence. These texts retain a special significance far beyond their roles within the government of a single nation, and this significance is best embodied in that immortal statement which begins with We hold these truths to be self-evident... [via]
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The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States: With Indexby Pauline Maier, United States, United States ConstitutionISBN 0553214829 (0-553-21482-9)
Softcover, Bantam Classic & Loveswept
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On July 4, 1776, the Second Continental Congress issued a unanimous declaration: the thirteen North American colonies would be the thirteen United States of America, free and independent of Great Britain. Drafted by Thomas Jefferson, the Declaration set forth the terms of a new form of government with the following words: "We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness."
Framed in 1787 and in effect since March 1789, the Constitution of the United States of America fulfilled the promise of the Declaration by establishing a republican form of government with separate executive, legislative, and judicial branches. The first ten amendments, known as the Bill of Rights, became part of the Constitution on December 15, 1791. Among the rights guaranteed by these amendments are freedom of speech, freedom of the press, freedom of religion, and the right to trial by jury. Written so that it could be adapted to endure for years to come, the Constitution has been amended only seventeen times since 1791 and has lasted longer than any other written form of government. [via]More editions of The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States: With Index:
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Discipline and Punish: The Birth of the Prisonby Michel Foucault, Alan SheridanISBN 0679752552 (0-679-75255-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The English Constitutionby Walter BagehotISBN 1421997800 (1-4219-9780-0)
Softcover, Indypublish.Com
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The Essential Holmes: Selections from the Letters, Speeches, Judicial Opinions, and Other Writings of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.by Richard A. Posner, Oliver Wendell HolmesISBN 0226675548 (0-226-67554-8)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 2004: with Selected Statutesby Stephen C. YeazellISBN 0735540950 (0-7355-4095-0)
Softcover, Aspen Pub
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 2005: with Selected Statutesby Stephen C. YeazellISBN 0735551529 (0-7355-5152-9)
Softcover, Aspen Pub
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: With Selected Statutes, Cases, and Other Materials - 2006by Stephen C. Yeazell, David G. Price, Dallas P. PriceISBN 0735557829 (0-7355-5782-9)
Softcover, Aspen Pub
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, 2002by Stephen C. YeazellISBN 0735528845 (0-7355-2884-5)
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Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Lawby Catherine A. MacKinnonISBN 0674298748 (0-674-29874-8)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Feminism Unmodified: Discourses on Life and Law'Book summary:Catharine A. MacKinnon, noted feminist and legal scholar, explores and develops her original theories and practical proposals on sexual politics and law. These discourses, originally delivered as speeches, have been brilliantly woven into a book that retains all the spontaneity and accessibility of a live presentation. MacKinnon offers a unique retrospective on the law of sexual harassment, which she designed and has worked for a decade to establish, and a prospectus on the law of pornography, which she proposes to change in the next ten years. Authentic in voice, sweeping in scope, startling in clarity, urgent, never compromised and often visionary, these discourses advance a new theory of sex inequality and imagine new possibilities for social change.
Through these engaged works on issues such as rape, abortion, athletics, sexual harassment, and pornography, MacKinnon seeks feminism on its own terms, unconstrained by the limits of prior traditions. She argues that viewing gender as a matter of sameness and difference--as virtually all existing theory and law have done--covers up the reality of gender, which is a system of social hierarchy, an imposed inequality of power. She reveals a political system of male dominance and female subordination that sexualizes power for men and powerlessness for women. She analyzes the failure of organized feminism, particularly legal feminism, to alter this condition, exposing the way male supremacy gives women a survival stake in the system that destroys them.
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Getting to Maybe: How to Excel on Law School Examsby Richard Michael Fischl, Jeremy R. PaulISBN 0890897603 (0-89089-760-3)
Softcover, Carolina Academic Pr
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Girls Lean Back Everywhere: The Law of Obscenity and the Assault on Geniusby Edward De GraziaISBN 0679743413 (0-679-74341-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Guerrilla Tactics for Getting the Legal Job of Your Dreamsby Kimm Alayne WaltonISBN 0159003172 (0-15-900317-2)
Softcover, West Group
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In Our Defense: The Bill of Rights in Actionby Ellen Alderman, Caroline KennedyISBN 0380717204 (0-380-71720-4)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Just Lawby Helena KennedyISBN 0701175060 (0-7011-7506-0)
Hardcover, Chatto & Windus
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Law In America: A Short Historyby Lawrence M. FriedmanISBN 0812972856 (0-8129-7285-6)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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Law's Order: What Economics Has to Do With Law and Why It Mattersby David D. FriedmanISBN 0691090092 (0-691-09009-2)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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The Law's Strangest Cases: Extraordinary but True Incidents from over Five Centuries of Legal Historyby Peter SeddonISBN 1861054637 (1-86105-463-7)
Softcover, Parkwest Pubns
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Law, Liberty and Moralityby H. L. HartISBN 0804701547 (0-8047-0154-7)
Softcover, Stanford Univ Pr
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Legal Research in a Nutshell: By Morris L. Cohen, Kent C. Olsonby Morris L. Cohen, Kent C. OlsonISBN 0314147071 (0-314-14707-1)
Softcover, West Group
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The Majesty of the Law: Reflections of a Supreme Court Justiceby Craig Joyce, Sandra Day O'ConnorISBN 081296747X (0-8129-6747-X)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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The Majesty of the Law : Reflections of a Supreme Court Justiceby Sandra Day O'ConnorISBN 0375509259 (0-375-50925-9)
Hardcover, Random House Publishing Group
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OConnor discusses notable cases that have shaped American democracy and the Court as we know it today, and she traces the turbulent battle women have fought for a place in our nations legal system since Americas inception. Straight-talking, clear-eyed, inspiring, The Majesty of the Law is more than a reflection on OConnors own experiences as the first female Justice of the Supreme Court; it also contains a discussion of how the suffrage movement changed the lives of womenin voting booths, jury boxes, and homes across the country.
In The Majesty of the Law, Sandra Day OConnor reveals some of what she has learned and believes about American law and life, insights gleaned over her years as one of the most powerful and inspiring women in American history. [via]More editions of The Majesty of the Law : Reflections of a Supreme Court Justice:
Murder Trialsby Marcus Tullius CiceroISBN 0880290757 (0-88029-075-7)
Hardcover, Marboro Books
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On Law, Morality, and Politicsby Aquinas ThomasISBN 0872206637 (0-87220-663-7)
Softcover, Hackett Pub Co Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'On Law, Morality, and Politics'Book summary:The second edition retains the selection of texts presented in the first edition but offers them in new translations by Richard J Regan -- including that of his Aquinas, Treatise on Law (Hackett, 2000). A revised Introduction and glossary, an updated select bibliography, and the inclusion of summarising headnotes for each of the units -- Conscience, Law, Justice, Property, War and Killing, Obedience and Rebellion, and Practical Wisdom and Statecraft -- further enhance its usefulness. [via]
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Presumed Innocentby Scott TurowISBN 0374237131 (0-374-23713-1)
Hardcover, Farrar Straus & Giroux
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Presumed Innocent'Book summary:The novel that launched Turow's career as one of America's pre-eminent thriller writers tells the story of Rusty Sabicch, chief deputy prosecutor in a large Midwestern city. With three weeks to go in his boss' re-election campaign, a member of Rusty's staff is found murdered; he is charged with finding the killer, until his boss loses and, incredibly, Rusty finds himself accused of the murder.[via]More editions of Presumed Innocent:
The Problematics of Moral and Legal Theoryby Richard A. PosnerISBN 0674007999 (0-674-00799-9)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Problematics of Moral and Legal Theory'Book summary:Ambitious legal thinkers have become mesmerized by moral philosophy, believing that great figures in the philosophical tradition hold the keys to understanding and improving law and justice and even to resolving the most contentious issues of constitutional law. They are wrong, contends Richard Posner in this book. Posner characterizes the current preoccupation with moral and constitutional theory as the latest form of legal mystification--an evasion of the real need of American law, which is for a greater understanding of the social, economic, and political facts out of which great legal controversies arise. In pursuit of that understanding, Posner advocates a rebuilding of the law on the pragmatic basis of open-minded and systematic empirical inquiry and the rejection of cant and nostalgia--the true professionalism foreseen by Holmes a century ago.
A bracing book that pulls no punches and leaves no pieties unpunctured or sacred cows unkicked, The Problematics of Moral and Legal Theory offers a sweeping tour of the current scene in legal studies--and a hopeful prospect for its future.
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Race, Crime and the Lawby Randall KennedyISBN 0375701842 (0-375-70184-2)
Softcover, Vintage Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Race, Crime, and the Law'Book summary:There's no question that nowadays, racial issues pose one of the biggest obstacles to the fair workings of our criminal justice system, but exactly how these issues come into play and what to do about them is a subtler matter. In this book, Kennedy, a Harvard Law School professor who is black, applies his precise command of the relevant legal language and legal background to explain and evaluate for the general reader various current ideas about how race is and should be involved in meting out criminal justice. His basic stance is that liberals and conservatives have more common ground on race and law than it seems at first, and that blacks have suffered more from being underprotected by law enforcement than from being mistreated as suspects or defendants, even though it is the latter allegation that seems to draw the most attention from those who view the courts through racial lenses. [via]
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Restoring the Lost Constitution: The Presumption of Libertyby Randy E. BarnettISBN 0691123764 (0-691-12376-4)
Softcover, Princeton Univ Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Restoring The Lost Constitution: The Presumption Of Liberty'Book summary:The U.S. Constitution found in school textbooks and under glass in Washington is not the one enforced today by the Supreme Court. In Restoring the Lost Constitution, Randy Barnett argues that since the nation's founding, but especially since the 1930s, the courts have been cutting holes in the original Constitution and its amendments to eliminate the parts that protect liberty from the power of government. From the Commerce Clause, to the Necessary and Proper Clause, to the Ninth and Tenth Amendments, to the Privileges or Immunities Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, the Supreme Court has rendered each of these provisions toothless. In the process, the written Constitution has been lost. Barnett establishes the original meaning of these lost clauses and offers a practical way to restore them to their central role in constraining government: adopting a "presumption of liberty" to give the benefit of the doubt to citizens when laws restrict their rightful exercises of liberty. He also provides a new, realistic and philosophically rigorous theory of constitutional legitimacy that justifies both interpreting the Constitution according to its original meaning and, where that meaning is vague or open-ended, construing it so as to better protect the rights retained by the people. As clearly argued as it is insightful and provocative, Restoring the Lost Constitution forcefully disputes the conventional wisdom, posing a powerful challenge to which others must now respond. [via]
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Speaking Freely: Trials Of The First Admendmentby Floyd AbramsISBN 0670033758 (0-670-03375-8)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Courtby Jan Crawford GreenburgISBN 1594201013 (1-59420-101-3)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court'Book summary:With its closed chambers and formal language, the Supreme Court tends to deflect drama away from its vastly powerful proceedings. But its mysteries hold plenty of intrigue for anyone with the access to uncover them. In Supreme Conflict, Jan Crawford Greenburg has that access, and then some. With high-placed sourcing that would make Bob Woodward proud, she tells the story of the Court's recent decades and of the often-thwarted attempts by three conservative presidents to remake the Court in their image. Among the revelations are the surprising influence of the most-maligned justice, Clarence Thomas, and the political impact of personal relations among these nine very human colleagues-for-life. Written for everyday readers rather than legal scholars, her account sidesteps theoretical subtleties for a compelling story of the personalities who breathe life into our laws. --Tom Nissley
Crawford graduated from the University of Chicago Law School, and was a legal affairs reporter for the Chicago Tribune and Supreme Court correspondent for PBS's NewsHour before becoming the legal correspondent for ABC News. We had the chance to ask her a few questions about Supreme Conflict:
Questions for Jan Crawford Greenburg
Amazon.com: How hard was it to get the access to justices and clerks that you had for this book? Does the culture of the Court promote that kind of openness about their deliberations? Jan Crawford Greenburg: Hard! And let me tell you it took some time--they weren't flinging open the doors of their chambers for the first few years I was covering the Court. It takes awhile to build relationships and trust, and I was fortunate enough to do that during the dozen years I've been covering the Supreme Court. As for openness, I think the culture of the Court instead promotes anonymity and privacy. The justices aren't like the people across the street in Congress, or down Pennsylvania Avenue in the White House. They don't hold press conferences or solicit media coverage of their views. They speak through their opinions. I was fortunate that they also chose to speak with me for this important book about the direction of the Supreme Court and its role in our lives.
Amazon.com: Harry Blackmun's notes must be a treasure chest for Court historians. Could you describe what you found there?
Greenburg: A treasure chest is an understatement. Harry Blackmun took extraordinarily detailed notes--almost breathtaking in their scope and level of detail. (He would even write down what lawyers were wearing when they'd appear in Court to argue a case.) He recorded the justices' comments during their private conferences--when they discuss cases--and he took down their votes. And he kept all the key memos and letters that the justices would send back and forth when they were discussing a case. It was a tremendous window into the Court's inner sanctum, during some of the most pivotal years for the institution.
Amazon.com: One of the biggest revelations of your book is your characterization of Clarence Thomas as far more influential, even in his first year on the Court, than he's usually given credit for. Could you describe what his role on the Court has been?
Greenburg: Clarence Thomas has been the most maligned justice in modern history--and also the most misunderstood and mischaracterized. I found conclusive evidence that far from being Antonin Scalia's intellectual understudy, Thomas has had a substantial role in shaping the direction of the Court--from his very first week on the bench. The early storyline on Thomas was that he was just following Scalia's direction, or as one columnist at the time wrote, "Thomas Walks in Scalia's Shoes." That is patently false, as the documents and notes in the Blackmun papers unquestionably show. If any justice was changing his vote to join the other that first year, it was Scalia joining Thomas, not the other way around. But his clear and forceful views affected the Court in unexpected ways. Although he shored up conservative positions, his opinions also caused moderate Justice Sandra Day O'Connor to back away and join the justices on the Left.
Amazon.com: Not every Supreme Court confirmation is a battle, even when the Senate and the President are from different parties. What separates the candidates who sail through from the ones who get put through the wringer?
Greenburg: The recent appointment of Samuel Alito shows a justice with a clearly conservative record can get confirmed--and even pick up some votes from Democrats. Maybe the secret is developing a reputation as a fair and nonpartisan judge on a federal appeals court. At his hearings, liberal and conservative judges who had worked with him on the appeals court testified in his behalf, as did his law clerks--some of whom were self-identified liberals. Alito was the conservative counterpart to Clinton nominee Ruth Bader Ginsburg. She had been an outspoken advocate for liberal causes (including the ACLU), but she'd developed a reputation as a fair and thoughtful judge on the federal appeals court, garnering respect from both sides.
Amazon.com: How much do Americans know about how their federal courts work? What should they know?
Greenburg: Most Americans, understandably, think about trials and drama when the issue of the courts is raised. But the appeals courts--and the Supreme Court--remain mysterious, even though those courts have an enormous impact on American life. The judiciary is one of the three branches of government, but its decisions take on outsized importance at times. It can provide a vital check against abuse of individual rights by government--but it also can usurp the role of the people when it reaches out and takes on issues that more appropriately belong in the purview of the other branches.
Amazon.com: Even though you show how our expectations for where new members will take the Court are so often wrong, I'll ask you anyway: What do you expect in the next few years from the Roberts Court?
Greenburg: To be more conservative than the one led by Chief Justice William Rehnquist. John Roberts himself is a solid judicial conservative who believes the Court has too often taken on issues that belong in the realm of elected legislatures. He is advocating a more restrained approach, with greater consensus among the justices. In addition, Justice Alito replaced key swing-voter Sandra Day O'Connor, the Court's first female justice. O'Connor's vote often carried the day on the closely divided Court--and she typically sided with liberals on social issues like abortion, affirmative action, and religion. Alito is more conservative, and I expect to see the Court turn to the right on those and other issues.
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Toward a Feminist Theory of the Stateby Catharine A. MacKinnonISBN 0674896467 (0-674-89646-7)
Softcover, Harvard Univ Pr
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Trial Techniquesby Thomas A. MauetISBN 0735506353 (0-7355-0635-3)
Softcover, Aspen Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Trial Techniques'Book summary:Newly revised, this leading book in the field shows how to prepare for a jury trial and reviews the thought processes of a lawyer before and during each aspect of a trial. Structured to follow the stages of a trial, Trial Techniques continues to deliver practical advice and abundant examples of the courtroom skills needed to present evidence and arguments persuasively. This comprehensive yet concise handbook covers all aspects of the trial process, providing the perfect source for your elective course.
This long-time leading course book is an invaluable source for prospective trial lawyers, presenting: a best-selling author renowned for his skills both as a writer and litigator, a clear, engaging writing style that breaks the trial process down into its critical components for more thorough and efficient comprehension excellent examples illustrating strategies for opening statements, jury selection, direct- and cross-examination, exhibits, objections, and more an appendix containing the Federal Rules of Evidence for easy reference.
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Understanding Property Lawby John G. SpranklingISBN 0820540587 (0-8205-4058-7)
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Women Lawyers: Rewriting the Rulesby Mona HarringtonISBN 0452273676 (0-452-27367-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
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