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The Montgomery Bus Boycott: Integrating Public Buses
by Jake Miller  Publisher Comments The time is the mid-1950s, and tension is rising in Montgomery, Alabama. Students will be excited and moved by the way Rosa Parks, other activists, and ministers (including Martin Luther King Jr.) embraced nonviolent resistance by boycotting buses. The...
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Law, Economics and Antitrust
by Patrick A. Mcnutt Book News Annotation McNutt (Manchester Business School, UK) presents a range of topics in law, economics, and antitrust. Issues covered include duty and obligation, contracting, liability, and oligopoly pricing. Using a selection of case studies where appropriate, and...
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The Government Vs Erotica: The Siege of Adam and Eve
by Philip D Harvey Publisher Comments In this personal memoir, the owner of Adam & Eve--a business selling contraceptives, sex toys, and adult videos--reports on the 1986 invasion of his firm by the U.S. Justice Department. Harvey's first-hand account goes to the heart of our national...
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The Civil Law Tradition: An Introduction to the Legal Systems of Europe and Latin America
by John Merryman Publisher Comments * * * PRAISE FOR THE PREVIOUS EDITION * * * "This little book is not only readable-—a feat in itself-—but also insightful and provocative in its treatment of the folklore and practice of the civil law. . . . A lively introduction to civil law...
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Brown V. Board of Education and the Civil Rights Movement
by Michael J Klarman Publisher Comments A splendid account of the Supreme Court's rulings on race in the first half of the twentieth century, From Jim Crow To Civil Rights earned rave reviews and won the Bancroft Prize for History in 2005. Now, in this marvelously abridged, paperback edition...
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Personal Reminiscences of Early Days in California
by Stephen Johnson Field Publisher Comments To Which Is Added The Story Of His Attempted Assassination By A Former Associate On The Supreme Bench Of The State By Hon. George C. Gorman....
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Privacy on the line :the politics of wiretapping and encryption
by Whitfield Diffie Publisher Comments Telecommunication has never been perfectly secure, as a Cold War culture of wiretaps and international spying taught us. Yet many of us still take our privacy for granted, even as we become more reliant than ever on telephones, computer networks, and...
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Ipse Dixit: How the World Looks to a Federal Judge
by William L Dwyer Publisher Comments During William L. Dwyer's fifteen-year tenure as a U.S. District Court judge, he presided over many complex and groundbreaking cases. In one of his most controversial rulings, he engaged environmentalists and the timber industry in a heavily publicized...
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Indiana Environmental Law Handbook (State Environmental Law Handbook Series)
by Richard W. Paulen Synopsis Written by one of the nation's leading environmental law firms, this handbook provides concise, easy-to-understand explanations of your state compliance obligations. You'll get complete coverage of hazardous and solid waste disposal; air, water, and...
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Presumed Guilty: When Innocent People Are Wrongly Convicted
by Martin Yant Publisher Comments This book is about the innocent Americans who are convicted of serious crimes they did not commit, and the many who are convicted of crimes that did not occur. Yant vividly and dramatically explains the process by which American justice is miscarried...
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Now Is the Time
by Lillian Smith Publisher Comments In a new edition, Smith's memorable defense of America's moral commitment to civil rights. This impassioned plea for tolerance, desegregation, and civil rights advocacy was written by one of the South's leading activists and writers. Originally it was...
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Basic Skills for the New Mediator, Second Edition
by Allan H. Goodman Publisher Comments BASIC SKILLS FOR THE NEW MEDIATOR, Second Edition is the expanded version of this best-selling title that is used for self-instruction and as a training text. This book contains a detailed overview of mediation, from the premediation conference through...
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A Lawyer's Handbook for Enforcing Foreign Judgments in the United States and Abroad
by Robert E. Lutz Publisher Comments This book assists lawyers in navigating the procedures and strategies in enforcing foreign judgments....
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Fighting Words: Individuals, Communities, and Liberties of Speech
by Kent Greenawalt Publisher Comments Should "hate speech" be made a criminal offense, or does the First Amendment oblige Americans to permit the use of epithets directed against a person's race, religion, ethnic origin, gender, or sexual preference? Does a campus speech code enhance or...
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The of Counsel Agreement, Third Edition: a Guide for Law Firm and Practitioner
by Harold G. Wren Publisher Comments Provides every lawyer who is currently Of Counsel or contemplating such a position--and every firm that recognizes the status--with the background, understanding and language required to protect the interests of all concerned....
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Political Foundations of Judicial Supremacy: The Presidency (Princeton Studies in American Politics)
by Keith Whittington Review Whittington's masterful account captures a hidden, selfish dynamic of constitutional politics....
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Punitive Damages: How Juries Decide
by David A. Schkade Publisher Comments Over the past two decades, the United States has seen a dramatic increase in the number and magnitude of punitive damages verdicts rendered by juries in civil trials. But how do juries actually make decisions about punitive damages? To find out, the...
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Everybody's Guide to Small Claims Court, 10th Edition
by Ralph Warner Publisher Comments The book covers small claims court procedures in Canada as well as the U.S....
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Enforcing Equality : Congress, the Constitution, and the Protection of Individual Rights (06 Edition)
by Rebecca Zietlow Publisher Comments In Enforcing Equality, Rebecca E. Zietlow assesses Congress's historical role in interpreting the Constitution and protecting the individual rights of citizens, provocatively challenging conventional wisdom that courts, not legislatures, are best suited...
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A Most Disorderly Court: Scandal and Reform in the Florida Judiciary (Florida History and Culture)
by Martin A. Dyckman Publisher Comments In the 1970s, justices on the Florida Supreme Court were popularly elected. But a number of scandals threatened to topple the court until public outrage led to profound reforms and fundamental changes in the way justices were seated. One justice...
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