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Publisher
Oxford University Press
Language
English
Description
"Law 101 provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of American law and the American legal system. It explains the basics of the law-the rules, principles, and arguments that lawyers and judges use. Written to be accessible to the ordinary reader, it uses many intriguing examples of cases to illustrate key terms and ideas. Law 101 covers the topics that are fundamental to an understanding of US law and taught in every law school: constitutional...
6) Law 101
Author
Language
English
Description
Law is everywhere. Every day, the news features a notorious criminal trial, a massive lawsuit, or a new constitutional claim. But it all seems so complicated. In a book brimming with legal puzzles, interesting anecdotes, thought-provoking questions, and intellectual stimulation, Jay M. Feinman offers a delightfully clear introduction to law, giving us a solid understanding of the American legal tradition, and covering the main subjects taught in the...
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A Free Man of Color is set in boisterous New Orleans prior to the historic Louisiana Purchase. Before law and order took hold and class, racial, and political lines were drawn, New Orleans was a carnival of beautiful women, flowing wine, and pleasure for the taking. At the center of this Dionysian world is Jacques Cornet, a mixed-race gentleman who commands men, seduces women, and preens like a peacock. But it is 1801 and the map of New Orleans is...
15) The Hamburg cell
Publisher
Acorn Media
Pub. Date
2006
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Examines the lives of the hijackers preceding the September 11th attacks, focusing on their transformation from law-abiding citizens to killers ready to die for their cause.
Author
Series
Report / 115th Congress 2d session House of Representatives volume 115-591
Publisher
[U.S. Government Publishing Office]
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Author
Series
House document volume 114-11
Publisher
U.S. Government Publishing Office
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Harvard University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Americans increasingly believe the Supreme Court is a political body in disguise. But Justice Stephen Breyer disagrees. Arguing that judges are committed to their oath to do impartial justice, Breyer aims to restore trust in the Court. In the absence of that trust, he warns, the Court will lose its authority, imperiling our constitutional system"--
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