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The Constitution of Religious Freedom: God, Politics, and the First Amendment - Hardcover

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by Dennis J. Goldford (Author)In a time when the question of American religious identity underlies much political conversation that fills the public square, Dennis Goldford directs his readers to consider the First Amendment. The founding fathers' words, "Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof," are the constitutional means of ensuring, however imperfectly, the American freedom to stand for something sacred. In his analysis...

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Judging Judges: Values and the Rules of the Law - Hardcover

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by Jason E. Whitehead (Author)The "rule of law" stands at the heart of the American legal system. But the rule of law does not require judges slavishly to follow the letter of the law, unaffected by political or social influences. Because following the rule of law absolutely is impossible, it is dismissed by the public as a myth and judges are vilified. Judging Judges refocuses and elevates the debate over judges and the rule of law by showing that personal and professional values matter. Jas...

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by Jonathan Edwards (Author)"Considered by many to be the greatest book by enormously influential American preacher and theologian JONATHAN EDWARDS (1703 1758), this provocative 1754 work explores the necessity of God s grace for the salvaging of the damaged will of humanity and argues that free will is an extension of and connected to the grace of God. What is the nature of morality? Can God be evil? What constitutes sin? How does God s foreknowledge of all events impact concepts of morali...

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Religious Freedom and the Supreme Court - Paperback

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by Ronald B. Flowers (Author), Melissa Rogers (Author), Steven K. Green (Author) Toward Benevolent Neutrality (5th edition, 1996), a longstanding favorite for professors of church-and-state relationships in the U.S., has been revised and updated by one original author, Robert B. Flowers, and two new ones, Melissa Rogers and Steven K. Green. Religious Freedom and the Supreme Court contains a new introduction clearly explaining specific ways the Court delineates the idea of religious freedom on...

The Nature of the Judicial Process - Paperback

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by Benjamin N. Cardozo (Author)This replica edition of a rare 1921 work gathers in one volume four lectures given by American lawyer and jurist BENJAMIN NATHAN CARDOZO (1870-1938), renowned for his contributions to American common law from his benches on the New York Court of Appeals and the United States Supreme Court. Here, Cardozo addresses one of the greatest challenges for the law: dealing with gray areas and middle grounds. These lectures cover his solutions for the conundrums presented...

Estate Planning in Arizona: What You Need to Know - Paperback

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by Donald a. Loose (Author)Would you like to avoid probate and keep your financial affairs private? Are you interested in paying the minimum amount of estate and gift taxes? Estate Planning in Arizona is the reference you need. Written for Arizonans with little or no legal experience, this book tells you what you need to know: The basics of wills and trusts Protecting your assets Appointing guardians for your children Health care directives and living wills Taking title to real estate . . ....

Divorce Mediation from the Inside Out: A Mindful Approach to Divorce - Paperback

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by Ora Schwartzberg (Author)If you are like most people who are going through a divorce, you would prefer to keep things civil -- especially if you have children. Unfortunately, even relatively friendly breakups can become acrimonious once the courts get involved. Couples with the best of intentions find themselves paying their attorneys thousands of dollars to haggle over issues that, in the long run, really don't matter. Divorce Mediation from the Inside Out presents a better option for co...

Business Liability and Economic Damages - Paperback

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by Scott D. Gilbert (Author)Businesses exist to provide goods and services to customers and in so doing they take risks. Among these risks is the chance of losing money in lawsuits filed by customers, employees, and others negatively impacted by the business. Insurance provides some protection against these liabilities, but lawsuits still take their toll. This book covers the subject of economic damages and its role in insurance claims and lawsuits against businesses. After reading and unders...

Personal Declension and Revival of Religion in the Soul - Paperback

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by Michael Rotolo (Editor), Michael Rotolo (Illustrator), Octavius Winslow (Author)Octavius Winslow was one of the foremost evangelical preachers of the 19th Century. His deeply Christ-centered works exhibit his love, wisdom, and pastoral excellence. Richly devotional, -they warm the soul and fan the flames of holiness with sincere love, and praise to the Lord. This book, Personal Declension and Revival of Religion in the Soul, deals with the Christian who finds that his heart has cooled to t...

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Seven Steps to Confident Writing - Paperback

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by Alan Gelb (Author)Not everyone is a natural writer. In fact, most people don't think that much about writing until they're called upon to write something like an office memo or a wedding speech and find themselves paralyzed with self-doubt. Author and writing coach Alan Gelb specializes in helping anxious writers find their voice, drawing upon techniques that can improve anyone's writing, sometimes in a matter of days. His compact and easy-to-use guide demystifies the writing process and s...

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by Steven Alan Childress (Introduction by), Steven Alan Childress (Editor), Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (Author)Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr. compiled this master work in 1881 from his famous lectures in Boston on the origins, reasoning, and import of the common law. "The life of the law has not been logic: it has been experience." It jump-started legal realism and established law as a pragmatic way to solve problems and make policy, not just a collection of rules. It has stood the test of time a...

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The Divorce Hacker's Guide to Untying the Knot: What Every Woman Needs to Know about Finances, Child Custody, Lawyers, and Planning Ahead - Paperback

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by Ann E. Grant (Author)Divorce book for women ─ Take back your power and create a new and better lifeWhat women often face in a divorce: Feelings of loss, grief, and rage are common during divorce. But one of the most debilitating feelings women going through divorce experience is paralyzing impotence. While a woman may act forcefully to protect her children during the process, she is less likely to be as vigilant about her own well-being. Sadly, many divorce professionals ─ lawyers, mediat...

Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary - Hardcover

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by Gregory W. Rome (Author), Stephan Kinsella (Author)With obscure terms like 'emphyteusis' and 'jactitation, ' the language of Louisiana's civil law can sometimes be confusing for students and even for seasoned practitioners. But the 'Louisiana Civil Law Dictionary' can help. It defines every word and phrase contained in the index to the Louisiana Civil Code, plus many more - in clear and concise language - and provides current citations to the relevant statutes, code articles, and cases. Wh...

Lawyers on Their Own: The Solo Practitioner in an Urban Setting - Paperback

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by William T. Gallagher (Introduction by), Jerome E. Carlin (Author)Jerome Carlin's LAWYERS ON THEIR OWN is a recognized, foundational study of lawyers in individual practice in an urban setting. It became the template for an important form of social science research into lawyers in solo practice. The first extensive and grounded study of individual practitioners and their candid quotes in interviews, Carlin exposed the unique practices, class divides, ethical dilemmas and ultimate resentment...

Cruel and Unusual: The Supreme Court and Capital Punishment - Paperback

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by Evan J. Mandery (Introduction by), Michael Meltsner (Author)The true and gripping account of the nine-year struggle by a small band of lawyers to abolish the death penalty in the United States. Its new edition features a 2011 Foreword by death penalty author Evan Mandery of CUNY's John Jay College of Criminal Justice, as well as a new Preface by the author. The mission, plotted out over deli sandwiches in New York's Central Park in the early 1960s, seemed as impossible then as going to the...

Roadblocks to Freedom: Slavery and Manumission in the United States South - Paperback

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by Andrew Fede (Author)Roadblocks to Freedom considers the law of freedom suits and manumission from the point-of-view of legal procedure, evidence rules, damage awards, and trial practice-in addition to the abstract principles stated in the appellate decisions. The author shows that procedural and evidentiary roadblocks made it increasingly impossible for many slaves, or free blacks who were wrongfully held as slaves, to litigate their freedom. Even some of the most celebrated cases in which...

Land Divided by Law: The Yakama Indian Nation as Environmental History, 1840-1933 - Paperback

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by Harry N. Scheiber (Foreword by), Barbara Leibhardt Wester (Author)Wester's environmental history of Yakama and Euro-American cultural interactions during the 19th and early 20th century explores the role of law in both curtailing and promoting rights to subsistence resources within a market economy. Her study, using original source files, case histories, and contemporary writings, particularly describes how the struggle to assert treaty rights both sprang from and impacted the daily lives ...

The Law-Science Chasm: Bridging Law's Disaffection with Science as Evidence - Paperback

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by John Paterson (Introduction by), Cedric Charles Gilson (Author)THE LAW-SCIENCE CHASM is a socio-legal study that takes seriously the varying approaches to science that physicians and scientists use, as compared to legal actors such as judges and lawyers. Offering a way to mediate and translate their different perspectives and assumptions, Gilson uses sociological and philosophical methodologies to explain each discipline to the other. "Gilson's book takes seriously the idea of the autopoi...

Court Reform on Trial: Why Simple Solutions Fail - Paperback

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by Greg Berman (Introduction by), Malcolm M. Feeley (Author)COURT REFORM ON TRIAL is a recognized study of innovation in the process of criminal justice, and why it so often fails-despite the best intentions of judges, administrators, and reformers. The arc of innovation to disappointment is analyzed through such programs as bail reform, pretrial diversion, speedy trials, and determinate sentencing. A much-maligned system of plea bargaining shifts power to prosecutors away from judges, and fo...

The Widow Wave: A True Courtroom Drama of Tragedy at Sea - Hardcover

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by Jay W. Jacobs (Author)"A compelling story of a modern day maritime tragedy that beautifully discusses the vital importance of advances in observational technologies, forecasts and communications in avoiding future loss of life at sea. Jay Jacobs skillfully weaves together the legal, scientific and maritime narratives to enthrall and educate the reader." - Julie Thomas, Scripps Institution of Oceanography, Manager of the Institute of Geo and Planetary Physics - "Using his authenticating exp...

The Common Law (Illustrated) - Paperback

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by Steven Alan Childress (Introduction by), Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (Author)(Illustrated: Contains extensive images and photographs, with scholarly explanations, including Holmes's handwritten notes in the margins of his book and the original admission ticket to his 1880 lectures.) Modern, accurate, and legible edition of the classic work by Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., analyzing the concept of rules and the development of common law in the United States and England over ten centuries. Pres...

The Annotated Common Law: With 2010 Foreword and Explanatory Notes - Hardcover

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by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. (Author), Steven Alan Childress (Foreword by), Steven Alan Childress (Annotations by)A new take on Holmes' classic study of law and judicial development of rules. "The life of the law has not been logic: it has been experience." Annotated throughout with simple clarifications -- decoding and demystifying it for the first time - to make it accessible to a new generation of readers. Features a 2010 Foreword and extensive notes by Steven Alan Childress, J.D., Ph.D.,...

Contract Law in America: A Social and Economic Case Study - Paperback

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by Stewart Macaulay (Introduction by), Lawrence M. Friedman (Author)A classic study of the social and economic realities of trade law, told through case studies and rich historical analysis. Comparing contract cases and legislation over three discrete historical periods, Lawrence Friedman shows that social context matters, that law is more flexible and adaptive than traditional doctrinal studies would suggest, and that the framing of contract law can use a fresh reexamination in light of the ...

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The Long Term: Resisting Life Sentences Working Toward Freedom - Paperback

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by Alice Kim (Editor), Erica Meiners (Editor), Jill Petty (Editor)Powerful, provocative narratives of people surviving the devastating affects of life in long term incarceration. Number of Pages: 250 Dimensions: 0.6 x 8.2 x 5.2 IN Publication Date: October 09, 2018

The Chief Justiceship of Melville W. Fuller, 1888-1910 - Paperback

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by James W. Ely (Author)The safeguarding of economic rights during Fuller's tenureIn this comprehensive interpretation of the Supreme Court during the pivotal tenure of Melville W. Fuller, James W. Ely Jr., provides a judicial biography of the man who led the Court from 1888 until 1910 as well as a comprehensive and thoughtful analysis of the jurisprudence dispensed under his leadership. Highlighting Fuller's skills as a judicial administrator, Ely argues that a commitment to economic liberty...

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The Dark Net: Inside the Digital Underworld - Paperback

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by Jamie Bartlett (Author)An NPR Best Book of the Year Included in The Washington Post's Notable Nonfiction of the YearAn Independent and New Statesman Book of the Year Beyond the familiar online world that most of us inhabit--a world of Google, Facebook, and Twitter--lies a vast and often hidden network of sites, communities, and cultures where freedom is pushed to its limits, and where people can be anyone, or do anything, they want. This is the world of Bitcoin, 4chan, and Silk Road, of ra...

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The Third Degree: The Triple Murder That Shook Washington and Changed American Criminal Justice - Hardcover

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by Scott D. Seligman (Author)2019 Independent Publisher Book Award Winner (Gold) in U.S. History If you've ever seen an episode of Law and Order, you can probably recite your Miranda rights by heart. But you likely don't know that these rights had their roots in the case of a young Chinese man accused of murdering three diplomats in Washington DC in 1919. A frantic search for clues and dogged interrogations by gumshoes erupted in sensational news and editorial coverage and intensified inter...

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Imprints: The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and the City of Chicago - Paperback

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by John N. Low (Author)The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians has been a part of Chicago since its founding. In very public expressions of indigeneity, they have refused to hide in plain sight or assimilate. Instead, throughout the city's history, the Pokagon Potawatomi Indians have openly and aggressively expressed their refusal to be marginalized or forgotten--and in doing so, they have contributed to the fabric and history of the city. Imprints: The Pokagon Band of Potawatomi Indians and t...

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Grave Injustice: Unearthing Wrongful Executions - Hardcover

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by Richard A. Stack (Author), Benjamin Todd Jealous (Foreword by)On September 21, 2011, the controversial execution of Georgia inmate Troy Davis, who spent twenty years on death row for a crime he most likely did not commit, revealed the complexity of death penalty trials, the flaws in America's justice system, and the rift between those who are for or against the death penalty. Davis's execution reignited a long-standing debate about whether the death penalty is an appropriate form of justic...

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Sick Justice: Inside the American Gulag - Hardcover

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by Ivan G. Goldman (Author)In America, 2.3 million people--a population about the size of Houston's, the country's fourth-largest city--live behind bars. Sick Justice explores the economic, social, and political forces that hijacked the criminal justice system to create this bizarre situation. Presenting frightening true stories of (sometimes wrongfully) incarcerated individuals, Ivan G. Goldman exposes the inept bureaucracies of America's prisons and shows the real reasons that disproportion...

Why Has America Stopped Inventing - Paperback

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by Darin Gibby (Author)America loves innovation and the can-do spirit that made this country what it is--a world leader in self-government, industry, technology, and pop culture. Everything about America has been an experiment and a leap of faith. And one such experiment--upon which all others depend for success--is the U.S. Patent System. Why Has America Stopped Inventing? takes a close look at why this experiment appears to be failing, and why America has all but stopped inventing. Our bel...

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by Benjamin N. Cardozo (Author)2011 Reprint of 1921 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. In this famous treatise, Cardozo describes in simple and understandable language the conscious and unconscious processes by which a judge decides a case. He discusses the sources of information to which he appeals for guidance and analyzes the contribution that considerations of precedent, logical consistency, custom, social welfare, and the st...