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The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin Publisher Comments In The Nine, acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most importantand secretlegal body in our country, the Supreme Court, revealing the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land. An institution at... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $10.95 Used - Trade Paper 
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A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr Publisher Comments In this true story of an epic courtroom showdown, two of the nation's largest corporations stand accused of causing the deaths of children. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes emerges: a young, flamboyant, Porsche-driving lawyer... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $4.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Serving the Word: Literalism in America from the Pulpit to the Bench by Vincent Crapanzano Publisher Comments Brilliantly observed and persuasively argued, Serving the Word, now in paperback, is an unprecedented look at the prevalence of literalism and the unexpected forms it takes in modern America's religious and secular life.<P>Hailed as "thoughtful... (read more) List Price $18.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Freedom of Assembly (American Rights) by Stephen F Rohde Publisher Comments American democracy owes much to the rights guaranteed to individuals in the U.S. Constitution and specifically in its first 10 amendments, known as the Bill of Rights. Each book in the new six... (read more) List Price $42.50 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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Five Chiefs: A Supreme Court Memoir by John Paul Stevens Publisher Comments When he resigned last June, Justice Stevens was the third longest serving Justice in American history (1975-2010)--only Justice William O. Douglas, whom Stevens succeeded, and Stephen Field have served on the Court for a longer time. In Five Chiefs... (read more) List Price $24.99 Your price: $17.50 Used - Hardcover
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How to Argue and Win Every Time: At Home, at Work, in Court, Everywhere, Every Day by Gerry Spence Publisher Comments The Laws of Arguing According to Gerry Spence 1. Everyone is capable of making the winning argument. 2. Winning is getting what we want, which also means helping "others" get what they want. 3. Learn that words are a weapon, and can be used hostilely in... (read more) List Price $16.99 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Lost Art of Drawing the Line How Fairness Went Too Far by Philip K Howard Publisher Comments The Lost Art of Drawing the Line will appall and irritate — and entertain — readers every bit as much as Philip Howard’s first book. Why is it that no one can fix the schools? Why do ordinary judgements fill doctors with fear? Why are... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $8.95 Used - Hardcover
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Supreme Conflict: The Inside Story of the Struggle for Control of the United States Supreme Court by Jan Crawford Greenburg Publisher Comments Drawing on unprecedented acc ess to the Supreme Court justices themselves and their inner circles, acclaimed ABC News legal correspondent Jan Crawford Greenburg offers an explosive newsbreaking account of one of the most momentous political watersheds in... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $8.50 Used - Trade Paper
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America on Trial: Inside the Legal Battles That Transformed Our Nation by Alan M Dershowitz Publisher Comments Was Clarence Darrow a hero or a jury tamperer? Was the "evolution" taught in the Scopes "monkey" trial really disguised racism? Did the Nuremberg trials free more Nazi war criminals than they convicted? Was Mike Tyson really guilty of rape? Great... (read more) List Price $30.00 Your price: $7.95 Used - Hardcover
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Law Dictionary (Barron's Legal Guides) by Steven H Gifis Publisher Comments Updated to reflect recent modifications in federal and state law, this book is a quick-reference source for lawyers, law students, legal professionals, and interested laypersons. The author defines more than 5,000 legal terms, using nontechnical language... (read more) List Price $13.95 Your price: $7.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Becoming A U.S. Citizen: A Guide to the Law, Exam & Interview (Becoming A U.S. Citizen: A Guide to the Law, Exam & Interview) by Ilona Bray Publisher Comments Seeking citizenship? Here's everything you need to know! The path from green card to U.S. citizenship can be a long and winding one -- and bureaucratic hassles are inevitable. But with Becoming a U.S. Citizen, you can shave months or years off the time... (read more) List Price $29.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Amending a Commercial Lease: Third Edition by Karl Bamford Synopsis Changes in industry practice brought about by the introduction of the UK Code of Practice in April 2002 have meant significant changes to the UK landlord and tenant market. Most significantly, the balance of power between the tenant and landlord has... (read more) List Price $155.00 Your price: $122.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account of the Death Penalty in the United States by Helen Prejean Publisher Comments In 1982, Sister Helen Prejean became the spiritual advisor to Patrick Sonnier, the convicted killer of two teenagers who was sentenced to die in the electric chair of Louisiana's Angola State Prison. In the months before Sonnier's death, the Roman... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $3.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Gideon's Trumpet by Anthony Lewis Publisher Comments A history of the landmark case of James Earl Gideon's fight for the right to legal counsel. Notes, table of cases, index. The classic backlist bestseller. More than 800,000 sold since its first pub date of 1964.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Divorce for Dummies (For Dummies) by John Ventura Publisher Comments Since Divorce For Dummies, 2nd Edition published in 2005, there have been considerable changes in collaborative divorces, common law marriages, same sex marriages, visitation, and even custody laws (from children to pets). Divorce For Dummies, 3rd... (read more) List Price $19.99 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Chutzpah by Alan M Dershowitz Publisher Comments The acclaimed #1 New York Times bestseller, written by a brilliant legal mind, on what it means to be a Jew in America today. Dershowitz discusses the changes they've witnessed, changes they've created, and the changes that must still take place. He... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $5.50 Used - Trade Paper
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Jury Trials and Plea Bargaining by Mike Mcconville Publisher Comments This book is a study of the social transformation of criminal justice, its institutions, its method of case disposition and the source of its legitimacy. Focused upon the apprehension, investigation and adjudication of indicted cases in New York City's... (read more) List Price $90.00 Your price: $25.00 Used - Hardcover
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Civil Liberties in America: A Reference Handbook (Contemporary World Issues) by Samuel Walker Publisher Comments Written for a general audience, this work clearly defines civil liberties and explains their legal basis in the Bill of Rights, state constitutions, legal statutes, and administrative regulations. It reviews the subject's history from 1917 to the present,... (read more) List Price $68.50 Your price: $29.00 Used - Hardcover
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Justice Antonin Scalia and the Conservative Revival by Richard Brisbin Publisher Comments Richard Brisbin shows us another reason why Justice Scalia is unpopular in certain precincts: In a time of value-relativism and militant identity politics, he is the leading exponent of Enlightenment beliefs. Justice Scalia's jurisprudence, Mr. Brisbin... (read more) List Price $36.75 Your price: $9.95 Used - Trade Paper
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Special Needs Trusts: Protect Your Child's Financial Future [With CDROM] (Special Needs Trust: Protect Your Childs Financial Future) by Stephen Elias Publisher Comments This book is about leaving property to a loved one with a disability who likely will require longterm support and medical assistance under the SSI and Medicaid programs. This might be a son with Down syndrome, a daughter with Cystic Fibrosis, a niece or... (read more) List Price $34.99 Your price: $24.00 Used - Trade Paper
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