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Joshua Dressler
Cases and materials on criminal law (American casebook series)
by West Group (Unknown Binding)

The book examines the basis of discrimination against people with disabilities, including the history of such discrimination and a review of studies that explore why people engage in this sort of discrimination. It examines the federal laws that culminated in the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The book describes the ADA's definition of disability, how it has been interpreted and studied, and then reviews the three major titles of the ADA, including a review of the remedies available for various ADA claims and the procedures required to pursue them.

Richard L. Marcus, Martin H. Redish, Edward F. Sherman
Civil Procedure: A Modern Approach (American Casebook Series)
by West Publishing Company (Hardcover)

This book reflects the impact of contemporary developments in civil procedure without losing sight of the fact that much of civil procedure still concerns traditional rules and mechanisms and time-honored policies. The chronological order of this book roughly follows that of a lawsuit - preceding from the initial complaint and pleadings to appeal and effect of judgment. This book also examines the policies and mechanisms of the American adversary system, including criticisms of the system and the procedural innovations that attempt to remedy the shortcomings. The authors include interdisciplinary materials reflecting practices in other countries and various states to introduce readers to alternative ways of dealing with various procedural issues.

Robert W. Hamilton
Cases and Materials on Corporations-Including Partnerships and Limited Liability Companies (American Casebook Series)
by West Group Publishing (Hardcover)

A number of changes in this edition reflect new developments such as changes in many large law firms due to major increases in entry level salaries for associates; important revisions in the Model Business Corporation Act; recent developments in asset-protection of limited liability companies; two important decisions in Delaware on the duties and liabilities of directors of publicly held companies; the enactment of the Securities Litigation Uniform Securities Act (SLUSA); the adoption of new regulations, Rule 10b-5-1 and 10b-5-2; and adoption of new regulations relating to full disclosure by registered publicly held companies (Regulation FD) and the independence of auditors.

Jack H. Friedenthal, Arthur R. Miller, John E. Sexton, Helen Hershkoff
Cases and Materials on Civil Procedure (American Casebook Series)
by West Group (Hardcover) (Release Date: 2005-08-30)

Updated to include a contemporary perspective, this popular classic casebook covers important developments in several areas of civil procedure and incorporates student and professor comments on previous editions. While it retains a focus on procedural evolution, the new ninth edition also discusses cutting-edge issues, such as transnational litigation and technology's effect on jurisdictional doctrine. To make way for new material, this edition abbreviates a few older cases and commentaries and streamlines some notes.

William, Jr. Eskridge, Philip P. Frickey
Cases and Materials on Legislation Statutes and the Creation of Public Policy (American Casebook Series)
by West Group (Hardcover)

The new SECOND EDITION of Eskridge and Frickey's popular legislation casebook has been updated through the end of the Supreme Court's 1993-94 Term, including extensive coverage of the presumption of statutory prospectivity (Landgraf v USI Film Products and Rivers V. Roadway Express, Inc.). The authors have also reorganized and expanded analysis of statutory interpretation that improves upon the pathbreaking coverage in the first edition, with separate chapters that introduce the subject theoretically and historically and then provide complete doctrinal coverage. The NEW EDITION also contains reorganized and expanded coverage of regulation of representation structures and regulation of legislative deliberation.

Wayne Bennett
Criminal Investigation (Hornbooks)
by West Publishing Company (Hardcover)

This text stresses the practical procedures, techniques, and applications of private and public investigations to provide students with a solid foundation in criminal investigation. It seamlessly integrates coverage of modern investigative tools alongside discussion of established investigation policies, procedures, and techniques for the law enforcement officer. The 8th Edition features updated, enhanced coverage of such important topics as terrorism and homeland security, cybercrime, forensics and physical evidence, federal law enforcement investigations, report writing, crimes against children, photography and sketching, preparing and presenting cases in court, and identity theft.

Douglas Laycock
Modern American Remedies: Cases and Materials (Casebook Series) (Casebook Series)
by Aspen Publishers, Inc. (Hardcover)

William F. Funk ; Sidney A.Shapiro; Russell L.Weaver
Administrative Procedure and Practice: Problems and Cases (American Casebook Series)
by Thomson West (Hardcover)

The distinctive approach used by Funk, Shapiro & Weaver is characterized by two innovations. First, the primary pedagogical tool is problem solving. The second innovation, related to the first, is to orient the course around administrative law practice, rather than theory. While theory is not ignored, it arises out of the crucible of reality-based problems, providing a basis for students to appreciate the theory. The practice orientation is reflected in the problem approach, which involves the administrative process at all stages, from lobbying, internal agency deliberations, and client counseling to the more traditional judicial review. The Third Edition retains the approach of the original edition, and most of the problems and problem materials from the last edition are also retained. However, based on the feedback of users, the authors have fine-tuned some of the existing problems and replaced others and, of course, have updated the book in light of judicial and legislative ...

Richard C. Wydick, Rex R. Perschbacher, Debra Lyn Bassett
Problems in Legal Ethics (American Casebook Series)
by West Publishing Company (Hardcover)

Each chapter begins with a set of problems for discussion in the classroom. For each major topic, background reading material illustrates the variety of sources a lawyer or judge can use when seeking answers to ethics questions. The materials include ethics rule, judicial opinions, ethics committee opinions, and excerpts from articles and books written by judges, lawyers, and law teachers. Supplemental readings from the ABA Model Code, from the Law of Lawyering by Geoffrey Hazard and William Hodes, from Modern Legal Ethics by Charles Wolfram, and from various drafts of the Restatement (Third) of the Law Governing Lawyers.

Joshua Dressler; George C. Thomas
Criminal Procedure: Investigating Crime, (American Casebook Series) (American Casebook Series)
by West Group (Paperback) (Release Date: 2006-11-09)

This soft cover book contains a complete, unchanged reprint of Chapters 1-10 and Chapter 14 of Dressler and Thomas' Criminal Procedure: Principles, Policies and Perspectives, Third Edition. Please see that description for more about the style and approach of the book.

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