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by Daniel Best (Author)It'd be hard to find anyone interested in comic books and their history who hasn't heard of Todd McFarlane's legal woes, but very few outside of McFarlane's immediate circle know just how many legal fights he was facing as the 1990s closed. Virtually all of McFarlane's court cases came down to three decisions, made by him alone. The first was to name a mobster in his Spawn comic after a hockey player, Tony Twist. The second was to hire Neil Gaiman to write a single issu...

A treatise on the rescission of contracts and cancellation of written instruments (Volume I) - Paperback

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by Henry Campbell Black (Author)This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base for future generations. We have represented this book in the same form as it was first published. Hence any marks seen are left intentionally to preserve its true nature. Number of Pages: 866 Dimensions: 1.92 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN Publication Date: September 01, 2019

Migrating to Prison: America's Obsession with Locking Up Immigrants - Paperback

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by C駸ar Cuauht駑oc Garc? Hern疣dez (Author)NATIONAL BESTSELLERA powerful, in-depth look at the imprisonment of immigrants, addressing the intersection of immigration and the criminal justice system, with a new epilogue by the author"Argues compellingly that immigrant advocates shouldn't content themselves with debates about how many thousands of immigrants to lock up, or other minor tweaks." --Gus Bova, Texas ObserverFor most of America's history, we simply did not lock people up for migrating ...

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Butterfly Politics: Changing the World for Women, with a New Preface - Paperback

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by Catharine A. MacKinnon (Author)"Sometimes ideas change the world. This astonishing, miraculous, shattering, inspiring book captures the origins and the arc of the movement for sex equality. It's a book whose time has come--always, but perhaps now more than ever."--Cass Sunstein, coauthor of Nudge Under certain conditions, small simple actions can produce large and complex "butterfly effects." Butterfly Politics shows how Catharine A. MacKinnon turned discrimination law into an effective to...

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The Second Creation: Fixing the American Constitution in the Founding Era - Hardcover

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by Jonathan Gienapp (Author)A stunning revision of our founding document's evolving history that forces us to confront anew the question that animated the founders so long ago: What is our Constitution? Americans widely believe that the United States Constitution was created when it was drafted in 1787 and ratified in 1788. But in a shrewd rereading of the Founding era, Jonathan Gienapp upends this long-held assumption, recovering the unknown story of American constitutional creation in the d...

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When Freedom Speaks: The Boundaries and the Boundlessness of Our First Amendment Right - Paperback

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by Lynn Greenky (Author)This book makes first amendment issues immediate and contemporary. When Freedom Speaks chronicles the stories behind our First Amendment right to speak our minds. Lynn Levine Greenky's background as a lawyer, rhetorician, and teacher gives her a unique perspective on the protection we have from laws that abridge our right to the freedom of speech. Rhetoricians focus on language and how it influences perception and moves people to action. Powerfully employing that rhet...

Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe - Hardcover

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by Emily Greble (Author)Muslims and the Making of Modern Europe shows that Muslims were citizens of modern Europe from its beginning and, in the process, rethinks Europe itself. Muslims are neither newcomers nor outsiders in Europe. In the twentieth century, they have been central to the continent's political development and the evolution of its traditions of equality and law. From 1878 into the period following World War II, over a million Ottoman Muslims became citizens of new European stat...

The Poseidon Project: The Struggle to Govern the World's Oceans - Hardcover

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by David Bosco (Author)A vibrant exploration of past and present controversies surrounding control of the world's oceans. In 1609, the Dutch lawyer Hugo Grotius rejected the idea that even powerful rulers could own the oceans. "A ship sailing through the sea," he wrote, "leaves behind it no more legal right than it does a track." A philosophical and legal battle ensued, but Grotius's view ultimately prevailed. To this day, "freedom of the seas" remains an important legal principle and a power...

Saving the News: Why the Constitution Calls for Government Action to Preserve Freedom of Speech - Hardcover

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by Martha Minow (Author)A detailed argument of how our government has interfered in the direction of America's media landscape that traces major transformations in media since the printing press and charts a path for reform. In Saving the News, Martha Minow takes stock of the new media landscape. She focuses on the extent to which our constitutional system is to blame for the current parlous state of affairs and on our government's responsibilities for alleviating the problem. As Minow shows,...

In the Shadow of the Holocaust: Poland, the United Nations War Crimes Commission, and the Search for Justice - Paperback

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by Michael Fleming (Author)In the midst of the Second World War, the Allies acknowledged Germany's ongoing programme of extermination. In the Shadow of the Holocaust examines the struggle to attain post-war justice and prosecution. Focusing on Poland's engagement with the United Nations War Crimes Commission, it analyses the different ways that the Polish Government in Exile (based in London from 1940) agitated for an Allied response to German atrocities. Michael Fleming shows that jurists as...

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Neuropsychological Report Writing - Paperback

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by Jacobus Donders (Editor)All neuropsychologists need to know how to produce evidence-based reports. This book brings together experts to provide an in-depth guide to high-quality report writing in a range of contexts, including evaluations of older adults, psychiatric patients, those with complex medical conditions, schoolchildren, and others. It reviews the fundamental elements of a clinical neuropsychological report and shows how to tailor findings, conclusions, and recommendations to par...

UK Taxation: A Simplified Guide for Students: Finance ACT 2022 Edition - Paperback

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by Mark Hunt (Author)UK Taxation for Students assumes absolutely no prior knowledge of UK taxation. It is completely self-contained covering the main areas of taxation studied at undergraduate level and initially for many professional exams. It can be used to support other texts and includes all the various allowances, tax rates etc. that a student may need at the front of the book. It is written in a user-friendly manner, avoiding "tax jargon" and using, wherever possible, plain and straight...

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Who Governs?: Emergency Powers in the Time of Covid - Paperback

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by Morris P. Fiorina (Editor)In a democracy, the legitimacy of authority derives from the consent of the governed. Constitutions or long-standing norms typically impose constraints on government authority, but under extraordinary circumstances--emergencies--normal and procedural standards can be overridden or suspended. Such was the case when the COVID-19 pandemic erupted in the spring of 2020. This book describes the emergency powers that existed in the American states at the start of the pa...

Mismatch: How Affirmative Action Hurts Students It's Intended to Help, and Why Universities Won't Admit It - Hardcover

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by Richard Sander (Author), Stuart Taylor (Author)The debate over affirmative action has raged for over four decades, with little give on either side. Most agree that it began as noble effort to jump-start racial integration; many believe it devolved into a patently unfair system of quotas and concealment. Now, with the Supreme Court set to rule on a case that could sharply curtail the use of racial preferences in American universities, law professor Richard Sander and legal journalist Stuart...

Buying the Vote: A History of Campaign Finance Reform - Paperback

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by Robert E. Mutch (Author)Are corporations citizens? Is political inequality a necessary aspect of a democracy or something that must be stamped out? These are the questions that have been at the heart of the debate surrounding campaign finance reform for nearly half a century. But as Robert E. Mutch demonstrates in this fascinating book, these were not always controversial matters. The tenets that corporations do not count as citizens, and that self-government functions best by reducing pol...

The Killer Across the Table LP - Paperback

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by John E. Douglas (Author)The legendary FBI criminal profiler, number-one New York Times bestselling author, and inspiration for the hit Netflix show Mindhunter delves deep into the lives and crimes of four of the most disturbing and complex predatory killers, offering never-before-revealed details about his profiling process, and divulging the strategies used to crack some of America's most challenging cases.The FBI's pioneer of criminal profiling, former special agent John Douglas, has stu...

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J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2025, Professional Edition - Hardcover

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by J K Lasser Institute (Author)The leading desk reference for US personal income tax return preparation for professionals In J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2025, Professional Edition, a team of veteran tax preparers and educators delivers an intuitive and comprehensive roadmap to helping your clients prepare their 2024 US personal income tax returns. In the book, you'll learn how to maximize your clients' deductions and credits, legally shelter their personal income, and minimize their tax bi...

Doing the Right Thing: Simple Solutions, Essential Tips & Helpful Resources for Assisting Aging Loved Ones - Paperback

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by Debbie C. Miller (Author)Not Sure What To Do Next?Caring for a loved one is stressful, but necessary. I know, I've been there many times. There are new situations, new issues, and new decisions to make every day. When you don't know what to expect or what questions to ask, it can be a frustrating feeling, and your emotions can often affect your decisions. This book provides resources and information to guide you in caring for your aging loved one. The information includes information I wis...

The Nature of the Judicial Process (With Notes) - Paperback

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by Benjamin N. Cardozo (Author)In this seminal work, Judge Benjamin N. Cardozo offers an in-depth exploration of the judicial decision-making process. Drawing from his own experience on the bench, Cardozo examines how judges interpret laws, the influence of precedent, and the balance between logic, history, and social considerations in shaping legal outcomes. This book remains a foundational text in understanding the philosophy and methodology behind judicial reasoning and the role of the jud...

Dawn Rose on a Dead Body: Armed Violence and Poppy Farming in Mexico Volume 59 - Hardcover

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by Ad?le Blazquez (Author)Featured prominently in the Netflix series Narcos, Badiraguato is known as the birthplace of Mexico's most notorious criminals, from Caro Quintero to "El Chapo." But in this rural community in the Sinaloa sierra, what is the daily life of those invisible in the criminal fresco, who live in this jobless region, grow a tiny patch of poppies, run a grocery store, or hold a position in the local government? Who are the poppy farmers, caught between military repression an...

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Drafting Twenty-Second Edition - Paperback

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by The City Law School (Author) Dimensions: 0.88 x 11.47 x 8.22 IN Publication Date: October 15, 2024

Decrypting Justice: From Epistemic Violence to Immanent Democracy - Hardcover

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by Ricardo San?n-Restrepo (Editor), Marinella Machado-Araujo (Editor), Sabelo J. Ndlovu-Gatsheni (Editor)This book deploys the theory of encryption of to decrypt justice, setting in opposition Justice, written with the hegemonic capital letters of Western ideas, and justice, in its everyday workings within disparate communal forms and the exercise of multiplicity. As it decrypts justice, the book argues that late-coloniality, through its construction of the "hidden people," shattered the poss...

A Future Built on Remembrance - Paperback

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by Xabier Irujo (Editor), Unai Belaustegi (Editor)Contemporary Basque society can only be understood in connection to the consequential events of the fleeting twentieth century. This had a lasting impact on the psyches of the Basques. A clear example of this, in the case of the Basque Autonomous Country (BAC), is that (part of) society still refer to the period beginning in 1936--or even further back, in 1931--to justify, understand, and explain present-day circumstances. Number of Pages: 158...

One Hundred Years of Women Debating the Equal Rights Amendment: An Anthology, 1923-2023 - Hardcover

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by Melody Lehn (Volume Editor), Camille Lewis (Volume Editor)December 13, 2023, marked the one-hundred-year anniversary of the ERA's first introduction in Congress. The time is therefore ripe for revisiting how women across generations have argued that gender equality might reshape and reimagine our democracy.In contrast to narratives that begin with passage of the Nineteenth Amendment and then propel us forward to the 1970s, this edited collection of primary texts comprehensively surveys wom...

Healing from Toxic Relationships in Marriage, Dating, and Interpersonal Connections: Break Free by Taking Steps Toward Recovery and Rebuilding Self-Es - Paperback

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by Ariane Turpin (Author)Are toxic relationships leaving you feeling trapped, drained, and doubting your worth? Do you doubt whether healing is even possible? If you want to reclaim your life and find genuine happiness, then keep reading.1 in 3 women and 1 in 4 men have experienced toxicity through some form of physical violence by an intimate partner, according to the U.S. Bureau of Justice Statistics in 2014. On the other hand, toxic relationships in the form of emotional abuse are even mor...

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by Will Falk (Author)"Heartfelt and poetic, Falk channels the wisdom of Nature, offering readers a profound call to rethink their relationship with the Earth."-David R. Boyd, author of The Rights of Nature "With poetic grace and fierce passion, Falk will make you fall in love with the Colorado River, break your heart, and leave you forever changed." -Max Wilbert, author of Bright Green Lies"A lyrical love letter to a living ecosystem, How Dams Fall is a poignant exploration of stewardship,...

Constitutional History of Virginia - Paperback

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by Brent Tarter (Author)This is the only modern comprehensive constitutional history of any state, and as a history of Virgina, it is one of the oldest and most complex. Virginia's state legislature is the Virginia General Assembly, which was established in July 1619, making it the oldest current lawmaking body in North America. Brent Tarter's Constitutional History of Virginia covers over three hundred years of Virginia's legislative policy, from colony to statehood, revealing its political ...

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Benched: Passion for Law Reform - Paperback

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by Nancy Morrison (Author), Stevie Cameron (Foreword by)Fifty years in a law profession she loves, twenty-four of which were spent as judge, Nancy Morrison has stories to tell. It is very much a political book, focusing on the need for law reform. Entertaining, at times warm and witty, it is also a memoir that reminds us of dark days. Nancy Morrison's career spanned three provinces and two territories, as a lawyer, arbitrator and judge.Author BiographyI wrote a book that as a sitting judged I...

The Constitution of the United States of America: A gender inclusive edition - Paperback

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by Karen Gross (Author), Founding Fathers (Based on a Book by)The United States Constitution is America's bedrock governing document. It is the source from which all laws and policies stem. Unfortunately, significant portions of the text exclude those who do not identify with he/him pronouns. If we wish to live in a country where every person feels welcome, included, and invested in teh future of this nation, then why would we not ensure our words match our intentions? This gender inclusive e...

Digital Health Care outside of Traditional Clinical Settings - Hardcover

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by I. Glenn Cohen (Editor), Daniel B. Kramer (Editor), Julia Adler-Milstein (Editor) Number of Pages: 228 Dimensions: 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN Publication Date: May 02, 2024

Facing the Past: Policies and Good Practices for Responses to Illegal Intercountry Adoptions - Paperback

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by Elvira Loibl (Editor), David M. Smolin (Editor)In a growing number of countries, inquiries into past intercountry adoptions take place that identify systemic abuses and irregularities and conclude that adoption stakeholders encouraged or facilitated illegal intercountry adoptions. However, so far, the response from these stakeholders has been inadequate in addressing the profound human rights violations endured by those affected by illegal adoptions. Despite the growing movement of adoptee...

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Women Who Woke Up the Law: Inside the Cases That Changed Women's Rights in Canada - Paperback

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by Karin Wells (Author)"Who was the woman trying to convince a jury in a tiny courthouse in Nova Scotia that it was self-defense when she killed her partner; and who was the young woman walking into the palais de justice in small-town Quebec arguing that it was her choice, not his, to have an abortion? What was it that pushed these women on, even when the lawyers said it was hopeless?" From the award-winning author of The Abortion Caravan and More Than a Footnote, Karin Wells once again pulls...