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The Judicial Process : An Introductory Analysis of the Courts of the United States, England, and France
Henry Julian Abraham
Paperback - $102.95
Written by one of the nation's most astute observers of the court, this classic text examines the theory, practice, and people behind the judicial process. The new seventh edition brings the work completely up to date by examining important developme ...
Live from Death Row
Mumia Abu-Jamal
Paperback - $19.95
Once a prominent radio reporter, Mumia Abu-Jamal is now in a Pennsylvania prison awaiting his state-sactioned execution. In 1982 he was convicted and sentenced to death for the murder of Philadelphia police officer Daniel Faulkner after a trial many ...
Reflections on Freedom of Speech and the First Amendment
George Anastaplo
Paperback - $52.95
The guarantee of free speech enshrined in the U.S. Bill of Rights draws upon two millennia of Western thought about the value and necessity of free inquiry. Acclaimed legal scholar George Anastaplo traces the philosophical development of the idea of ...
Why Lawyers Derail Justicepod, Ls
John C. Anderson
Paperback - $60.95
The "rule of law" has become a shibboleth of American democracy, but the emphasis on procedural and abstract rather than substantive justice that is embedded both in the workings of our judicial system and in the writings of our leading philosophers ...
Practicing Law in Frontier California
Gordon Morris Bakken
Paperback - $62.95
In "Practicing Law in Frontier California" Gordon Morris Bakken combines collective biography with an analysis of the function of the bar in a rapidly changing socioeconomic setting. Drawing on manuscript collections, Bakken considers hundreds of men ...
Everybody's Guide to the Law- Fully Revised & Updated 2nd Edition : All the Legal Information You Need in One Comprehensive Volume
Melvin M. Belli
Paperback - $37.95
What are your rights if the car you bought is useless? If your ex-boss refuses to let you take along your Rolodex? Who gets custody of the children after a divorce? Do you worry about laws governing your use of the Internet? What rights are accorded ...
Law and Revolution : The Formation of the Western Legal Tradition
Harold Joseph Berman
Paperback - $49.95
The roots of modern Western legal institutions and concepts go back nine centuries to the papal revolution, when the Western church established its political and legal unity and its independence from emperors, kings, and feudal lords. Out of this uph ...
The Least Dangerous Branch : The Supreme Court at the Bar of Politics
Alexander M. Bickel
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This classic book on the role of the Supreme court in our democracy traces the history of the Court, assessing the merits of various decisions along the way. Eminent law professor Alexander Bickel begins with Marbury vs. Madison, which he says gives ...