Books, Nonfiction, Law, Statutes & Cases

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Alan L. Dworsky
User's Guide to the Bluebook
by Fred B Rothman & Co (Paperback)

Abner J. Mikva, Eric Lane
An Introduction to Statutory Interpretation and the Legislative Process (Introduction to Law Series)
by Aspen Publishers (Paperback)

Written by leading scholars, each title in the "Introduction to Law" series contains comprehensive treatment in black-letter style. Featuring footnotes citing to case law, statutory and other authorities, these volumes are ideal for in-depth research on particular issues and points of law.

Ronald Benton Brown, Sharon Jacobs Brown
Statutory Interpretation: The Search for Legislative Intent
by National Institute for Trial Advocacy (Paperback)

Statute reading can prompt more questions than answers largely because statutes often suffer from ambiguities, inconsistencies, or complete gaps in meaning. Statutory Interpretation: The Search for Legislative Intent is the first book to provide judges, lawyers, and law students with a handy source to find the proper methods and tools of statutory interpretation. This concise 4-x-6-inch pocket book is designed to be read through with a particular statute in mind while considering how different approaches might apply. Footnotes are kept to a minimum and are occasionally included to cite cases that are good examples of a particular method being discussed. In preparing for litigation, attorneys can consult Statutory Interpretation: The Search for Legislative Intent to make sure that all credible arguments have been considered and that counter-arguments are prepared to use against opponents. The table of contents can be used as a checklist in this process. In addition, trial ...

The Oxford Guide to United States Supreme Court Decisions
by Oxford University Press, USA (Hardcover)

Martha Minow, Michael Ryan
Narrative, Violence, and the Law: The Essays of Robert Cover (Law, Meaning, and Violence Series)
by University of Michigan Press (Hardcover)

"Bob Cover was and remains the dominant voice of his generation among legal scholars. These essays, each one magnificent in itself, are, when taken together, even more important. The wisdom they impart is forever." --Guido Calabresi, Dean and Sterling Professor of Law, Yale University "Robert Cover drew his sources for the authority of law--for its violence, but also for its paideic potential--from the structuring stories that spark our communal imaginations. Literally until the day of his untimely death, his irreplaceably restless spirit was binding itself with the pages of the Midrash, of The Brothers Karamazov, of Billy Budd, Sailor. It is for us now to work also with these--Bob Cover's stories."--Richard Weisberg, Benjamin N. Cardozo Law School, Yeshiva University "The writings of Robert Cover were usually provocative, sometimes exasperating, but always relevant. In his last years, he concentrated on Jewish sources as well as mystical and Messianic thought. This collection of ...

William N., Jr. Eskridge, Philip P. Frickey, Elizabeth Garrett
Legislation: Statutes and the Creation of Public Policy, 3rd Ed. (American Casebook Series and Other Coursebooks)
by West Publishing Company (Hardcover)

Contains an introduction to legislation; descriptive and normative theories of legislation, including procedural theories of legislation, pluralism and interest groups, and institutional theories of legislation; Title VII: interpretive issues and political theories, the Supreme Court's decision in Griggs, affirmative action United States Steelworkers of America v. Weber and Johnson v. Transportation Agency, Santa Clara County; legislative drafting; representational structures, structures of legislative deliberation; statutes as a source of public policy in the United States; theories of statutory interpretation; doctrines of statutory interpretation; and the implementation of statutes.

William N., Jr. Eskridge, Philip P. Frickey, Elizabeth Garrett
Legislation and Statutory Interpretation (Concepts and Insights Series)
by West Publishing Company (Paperback)

Suitable for students or practitioners, this authoritative overview of the legislative process and statutory interpretation moves smoothly and understandably between the theoretical and the practical. You'll find in-depth discussion of such topics as theories of legislation and representation, electoral and legislative structures, extrinsic sources for statutory interpretation, and substantive canons of statutory interpretation. Reap the benefits of the authors' experience, opinions, and insight and gain a working knowledge of the area.

Ted LeValliant, Marcel Theroux
What's The Verdict?: You're the Judge in 90 Tricky Courtroom Quizzes
by Sterling (Paperback)

Ninety intriguing cases, from malpractice to murder, dare you to figure out what the courts decided on each one. You're given the facts of each case and, if necessary, the rules of law that apply. Then, even if you're right, you'll need to rule on the appeal! 128 pages, 90 b/w illus., 5 3/8 x 8 1/4.

Kent Greenawalt
Legislation: Statutory Interpretation : 20 Questions (Turning Point Series)
by Foundation Pr (Paperback)

The publication is an overview of the field of statutory interpretation.

William N., Jr. Eskridge
Dynamic Statutory Interpretation
by Harvard University Press (Hardcover)

Contrary to traditional theories of statutory interpretation, which ground statutes in the original legislative text or intent, legal scholar William Eskridge argues that statutory interpretation changes in response to new political alignments, new interpreters, and new ideologies. It does so, first of all, because it involves richer authoritative texts than does either common law or constitutional interpretation: statutes are often complex and have a detailed legislative history. Second, Congress can, and often does, rewrite statutes when it disagrees with their interpretations; and agencies and courts attend to current as well as historical congressional preferences when they interpret statutes. Third, since statutory interpretation is as much agency-centered as judgecentered and since agency executives see their creativity as more legitimate than judges see theirs, statutory interpretation in the modern regulatory state is particularly dynamic. Eskridge also considers how ...

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