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America's Unwritten Constitution: The Precedents and Principles We Live by by Akhil Reed Amar Publisher Comments Despite its venerated place atop American law and politics, our written Constitution does not enumerate all of the rules and rights, principles and procedures that actually govern modern America. The document makes no explicit mention of cherished... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Odd Clauses: Understanding the Constitution Through Ten of Its Most Curious Provisions by Jay Wexler Publisher Comments If the United States Constitution were a zoo, and the First, Fourth, and Fourteenth amendments were a lion, a giraffe, and a panda bear, respectively, then The Odd Clauses would be a special exhibit of shrews, wombats, and bat-eared foxes. Past the ever... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Reimagining Equality: Stories of Gender, Race, and Finding Home by Anita Hill Publisher Comments Through the stories of remarkable African American women, including her own great-great-grandmother, playwright Lorraine Hansberry, and Baltimore beauty-shop owner and housing-crisis survivor Anjanette Booker, Anita Hill demonstrates that the inclusive... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Clarence Darrow: Attorney for the Damned by John A Farrell Publisher Comments Drawing on untapped archives and full of fresh revelations, here is the definitive biography of America's legendary defense attorney and progressive hero. Clarence Darrow is the lawyer every law school student dreams of being: on the side of right... (read more) List Price $32.50 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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American Original: The Life and Constitution of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia by Joan Biskupic Publisher Comments If the U.S. Supreme Court teaches us anything, it is that almost everything is open to interpretation. Almost. But whats inarguable is that, while the Court has witnessed a succession of larger-than-life jurists in its two-hundred-plus-year history, it... (read more) List Price $28.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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With Liberty and Justice for Some: How the Law Is Used to Destroy Equality and Protect the Powerful by Glenn Greenwald Publisher Comments "The most important voice to have entered the political discourse in years."---Bill MoyersThe founding principle of the United States was that the rule of law would be the great equalizer in American life, the guarantor of a common set of rules for all... (read more) List Price $26.00 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Sandra Day O'Connor: How the First Woman on the Supreme Court Became Its Most Influential Justice by Joan Biskupic Publisher Comments A engaging portrait of America's first woman on the Supreme Court traces Sandra Day O'Connor's influential twenty-four-year career as a justice, discussing the personal challenges she confronted during her tenure, including a bout with breast cancer, and... (read more) List Price $15.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Great Trials of Clarence Darrow: The Landmark Cases of Leopold and Loeb, John T. Scopes, and Ossian Sweet by Donald Mcrae Publisher Comments “Wonderfully evocative… Donald McRae captures the Great Defender in all his complexity.... A joy to read.” — Kevin Boyle, National Book Award-winning author of Arc of Justice "Astonishingly vivid." —James Tobin... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Philosophy of Law: Classic and Contemporary Readings (Blackwell Philosophy Anthologies) by Larry May Publisher Comments Philosophy of Law provides a rich overview of the diverse theoretical justifications for our legal rules, systems, and practices. The volume introduces the classical questions of philosophy of law as well as new emerging areas of theoretical dispute for... (read more) List Price $77.50 Your price: $42.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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Social Europe #15: The European Convention on Human Rights and Social Security Law by Mel Cousins Synopsis The European Convention on Human Rights and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights are of increasing importance in the area of social security. This book provides a practical guide to the social security issues which have been considered by... (read more) List Price $77.50 Your price: $44.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Partisan: The Life of William Rehnquist by John A Jenkins Publisher Comments As a young lawyer practicing in Arizona, far from the political center of the country, William Hubbs Rehnquist’s iconoclasm made him a darling of Goldwater Republicans. He was brash and articulate. Although he was unquestionably ambitious and... (read more) List Price $28.99 Your price: $10.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Law of Freedom of Information: First Cumulative Supplement by John Macdonald Publisher Comments This supplement to The Law of Freedom of Information covers all of the key developments in the subject up to June 2005, and is an essential purchase for all who have already bought the main work. It includes full analysis of the guidance issued by the... (read more) List Price $150.00 Your price: $1.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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Becoming Justice Blackmun: Harry Blackmun's Supreme Court Journey by Linda Greenhouse Publisher Comments A fascinating book. In clear and forceful prose, Becoming Justice Blackmun tells a judicial Horatio Alger story and a tale of a remarkable transformation . . . A page-turner.--The New York Times Book Review In this acclaimed biography, Linda Greenhouse... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Warren Court and the Pursuit of Justice by Morton Horwitz Publisher Comments The Hill and Wang Critical Issues Series: concise, affordable works on pivotal topics in American history, society, and politics. The men who made up the Supreme Court when Earl Warren was Chief Justice (1953-69) changed America forever, and their... (read more) List Price $13.00 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Mothers on Trial: The Battle for Children and Custody by Phyllis Chesler Publisher Comments Updated and revised with seven new chapters, a new introduction, and a new resources section, this landmark book is invaluable for women facing a custody battle. It was the first to break the myth that mothers receive preferential treatment over... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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War and Liberty: An American Dilemma: 1790 to the Present by Geoffrey Stone Publisher Comments Award-winning author Stone has created an in-depth examination of how constitutional rights have fared under the current president, and reveals how the government has suppressed civil liberties in times of war throughout American history.... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Equality and Liberty in the Golden Age of State Constitutional Law by Jeffrey M Shaman Publisher Comments The rise of the New Judicial Federalism movement in the 1970s marked a sea-change in the history of state constitutional law by shifting the focus of power away from the central government in ways that had not occurred since the Equal Protection Clause... (read more) List Price $70.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Happy Hour Is for Amateurs: Work Sucks. Life Doesn't Have To. by Philadelphia Lawyer Publisher Comments Welcome to the world of the Philadelphia Lawyer-a man of two identities. By day he is a mild-mannered attorney, one who has practiced in a wide variety of legal fields from criminal to corporate to personal injury, earning himself a... (read more) List Price $14.50 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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May It Please the Court: The Most Significant Oral Arguments Made Before the Supreme Court Since 1955 with CD (Audio) by Peter Irons Publisher Comments Now available with MP3 audio CDS: the bestselling book-and-audio set of Supreme Court oral arguments. Until The New Press first published May It Please the Court in 1993, few Americans knew that every case argued before the Supreme Court since 1955 had... (read more) List Price $35.00 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The Ultimate Guide to Getting Your Green Card by Learningexpress Publisher Comments Though the United States is a nation of immigrants, getting a green card can be a challenging bureaucratic task-especially if you don't have current, clear information to lead you through the process. But now you do, with The Ultimate Guide to Getting... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.50 Sale - Trade Paper
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