Books, Law, Procedures & Litigation

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Jeffrey Toobin
The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
by Anchor (Paperback) (Release Date: 2008-09-09)

In The Nine, acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal 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 a moment of transition, the Court now stands at a crucial point, with major changes in store on such issues as abortion, civil rights, and church-state relations. Based on exclusive interviews with the justices and with a keen sense of the Court’s history and the trajectory of its future, Jeffrey Toobin creates in The Nine a riveting story of one of the most important forces in American life today.

Joseph W. Glannon
The Law of Torts: Examples and Explanations (Little, Brown Examples and Explanations Series)
by Little Brown & Co Law & Business (Paperback)

A favorite among law students and professors alike, the Examples & Explanations series is ideal for studying, reviewing and testing your understanding through application of hypothetical examples. Authored by leading professors with extensive classroom experience, Examples & Explanations titles offer hypothetical questions in the subject area, complemented by detailed explanations that allow you to test your knowledge of the topic, and compare your own analysis.

Antonin Scalia, Bryan A. Garner
Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges
by Thomson West (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2008-04-28)

In their professional lives courtroom lawyers must do these two things well: speak persuasively and write persuasively. In this noteworthy book, two of the most noted legal writers of our day Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner systematically present every important idea about judicial persuasion in a fresh, entertaining way. Making Your Case: The Art of Persuading Judges is a guide for novice and experienced litigators alike. It covers the essentials of sound legal reasoning, including how to develop the syllogism that underlies any argument. From there the authors explain the art of brief-writing, especially what to include and what to omit, so that you can induce the judge to focus closely on your arguments. Finally, they show what it takes to succeed in oral argument. The opinions of Justice Scalia are legendary for their sharp insights, biting wit, and memorable phrasing. The writings of Bryan A. Garner, editor in chief of Black s Law Dictionary®, are respected ...

Judy Sheindlin
Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining: America's Toughest Family Court Judge Speaks Out
by Harper Paperbacks (Paperback) (Release Date: 1997-01-10)

¡n we get some reality in here?ߡsks Judy Sheindlin, former supervising judge for Manhattan Family Court. For twenty–four years she has laid down the law as she understands it: ● If you want to eat, you have to work. ● If you have children, you'd better support them. If you break the law, you have to pay. If you tap the public purse, you'd better be accountable. Now she abandons all judicial restraint in a scathing critique of the system – filled with realistic hard–nosed alternatives to our bloated welfare bureaucracy and our soft–on–crime laws.

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Evidence Examples & Explanations, 6e (Examples & Explanations)
by Aspen Publishers (Paperback) (Release Date: 2007-02-21)

A favorite among law students and professors alike, the Examples & Explanations series is ideal for studying, reviewing and testing your understanding through application of hypothetical examples. Authored by leading professors with extensive classroom experience, Examples & Explanations titles offer hypothetical questions in the subject area, complemented by detailed explanations that allow you to test your knowledge of the topic, and compare your own analysis.

Joseph W. Glannon
Civil Procedure Examples & Explanations
by Aspen Publishers Inc. (Paperback)

For two decades Civil Procedure: Examples and Explanations has helped students understand the intricacies of civil procedure. Professor Glannon, using the extremely successful Examples and Explanations format that he created, teaches students about civil procedure in an entertaining and elucidating way. Now in its Sixth Edition, this amazing study aid continues to provide clear, engaging introductions to the principles of civil procedure, together with appealing examples that illustrate how these principles apply in typical cases. Students and professors are united in their high regard for this text that helps make a difficult subject accessible: Professor Glannon s unique and entertaining style engages students and helps them to more easily understand difficult concepts. Clear and accessible introductions and explanations cover all aspects of the first-year course including the difficult areas of res judicata, collateral estoppel, personal and subject matter jurisdiction, ...

Ralph Ketcham
The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates (Mentor)
by Signet (Paperback)

The dissenting opinions of Patrick Henry and others who saw the Constitution as a threat to our hard-won rights and liberties. Edited and introduced by Ralph Ketcham.

David Pressman
Patent It Yourself
by Nolo (Paperback)

Joseph W. Glannon
Civil Procedure: Examples and Explanations (The Examples & Explanations Series)
by Aspen Law & Business Publishers (Paperback)

Students know they can count on expert study guide author Joseph W. Glannon to clarify even the most complicated topics. Unquestionable effectiveness earned his civil procedure guides their bestselling status. Extensively revised and updated for its Fifth Edition, "Civil Procedure: Examples & Explanations" continues to introduce the principles of civil procedure and illustrate how they apply in typical cases.

Anthony Mancuso
How to Form a Nonprofit Corporation (3rd ed)
by Nolo (Paperback)

Here is the definitive guide for arts groups, educators, social service agencies, environmentalists and anyone who wants to start a nonprofit organization. It shows step-by-step how to form and operate a tax-exempt nonprofit corporation in all 50 states, and includes complete instructions for obtaining federal (501)(c)(3) tax exemption and for qualifying for public charity status with the IRS. Illustrations.

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