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States' Laws on Race and ColorThis remarkable, hard-to-find resource is an exhaustive compilation of state laws and local ordinances in effect in 1950 that mandated racial segregation and of pre-Brown-era civil rights legislation. The volume cites legislation from forty-eight states and the District of Columbia, and ordinances of twenty-four...
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Feminism and Antiracism: International Struggles for JusticeA collection of international scholars and activists answer the questionshow does gender and region/nation play a defining role in how feminists engage in anti-racist practices? How has the restructuring in the world economy affected anti-racist organizing? How do Third World Feminists counter the perception...
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Getting in the Game: Title IX and the Women's Sports RevolutionIn this first legal analysis of Title IX, Deborah L. Brake assesses the statute's successes and failures, using a feminist theory lens to understand, defend, and critique the law. While the statute has created tremendous gains for female athletes, not only raising the visibility...
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Divorced from Reality: Rethinking Family Dispute ResolutionOver the past thirty years, there has been a dramatic shift in the way the legal system approaches and resolves family disputes. Traditionally, family law dispute resolution was based on an "adversary" system: two parties and their advocates stood before a judge who determined...
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Race, Rights, and the Asian American ExperienceIn Race, Rights, and the Asian American Experience, Angelo N. Ancheta demonstrates how United States civil rights laws have been framed by a black-white model of race that typically ignores the experiences of other groups, including Asian Americans. When racial discourse is limited to...
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A Place Outside the Law: Forgotten Voices from GuantanamoFirsthand testimonies from Guant namo Bay, inspiring future generations to never repeat the human rights violations of the detention center. Law scholar and Witness to Guant namo founder Peter Jan Honigsberg uncovers a haunting portrait of life at the military prison and its toll,...
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Homicide Special: A Year with the LAPD's Elite Detective UnitWith an Updated Epilogue by the Author A compelling portrait of seasoned homicide cops at work. This is L.A.'s darkest side: ironic, heart-breaking, stunningly violent, unfailingly human. Riveting.-Jonathan Kellerman The mandate for Los Angeles' unique police unit Homicide Special is to take on the...
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Divine Covenants and Moral Order: A Biblical Theology of Natural LawThis book addresses the old question of natural law in its contemporary context. David VanDrunen draws on both his Reformed theological heritage and the broader Christian natural law tradition to develop a constructive theology of natural law through a thorough study of Scripture.The biblical...
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Guardianships and the Elderly: The Perfect CrimeImagine a system of justice in this country that strips its citizens of their Constitutional rights, voids their existing legal documents, gives others the right to spend their money and sell their assets, isolates them, and has the ability to limit the time they...
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Defending the Damned: Inside a Dark Corner of the Criminal Justice SystemChicago was the nation's deadliest city in 2001, recording 666 homicides. For lawyers in the Cook County Public Defender's Office Murder Task Force, that meant a steady flow of new clients. Eight out of ten people arrested for murder in Chicago are represented by...
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Deconstructing Legal Analysis: A 1l PrimerPeter T. Wendel has taught academic success workshops at over thirty-five law schools throughout the country. In Deconstructing Legal Analysis: A 1L Primer, he provides a variety of time-tested techniques-including a unique model for visualizing legal analysis-to teach students how to think like lawyers...
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Beyond AbortionFor most Americans today, Roe v. Wade concerns just one thing: the right to choose abortion. But the Supreme Court's decision once meant much more. The justices ruled that the right to privacy encompassed the abortion decision. Grassroots activists and politicians used Roe--and popular...
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The Lost Lawyer: Failing Ideals of the Legal ProfessionAnthony Kronman describes a spiritual crisis affecting the American legal profession, and attributes it to the collapse of what he calls the ideal of the lawyer-statesman: a set of values that prizes good judgment above technical competence and encourages a public-spirited devotion to the...
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Lost Promise of Civil RightsListen to a short interview with Risa GoluboffHost: Chris Gondek - Producer: Heron & CraneIn this groundbreaking book, Risa L. Goluboff offers a provocative new account of the history of American civil rights law. The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education...
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Natural Rights Theories: Their Origin and DevelopmentThis book shows how political argument in terms of rights and natural rights began in medieval Europe, and how the theory of natural rights was developed in the seventeenth century after a period of neglect in the Renaissance. Dr Tuck provides a new understanding...
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Regulating Style: Intellectual Property Law and the Business of Fashion in GuatemalaFashion knockoffs are everywhere. Even in the out-of-the-way markets of highland Guatemala, fake branded clothes offer a cheap, stylish alternative for people who cannot afford high-priced originals. Fashion companies have taken notice, ensuring that international trade agreements include stronger intellectual property protections to prevent...
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The Great Illusion: An Informal History of ProhibitionAn absorbing and at times ironical humorous picture of the battle of Prohibition. Recommended. -- Library JournalWith the passing of the Volstead Act, the United States embraced Prohibition as the law of the land. From 1920 to 1933, the well-intentioned ban of the manufacture,...
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A Case for Environmental JusticeIssues of the environment and its sustainability are linked to those of global warming, climate change and loss of biodiversity. This is so because there is a general consensus in the scientific community that the long-term shift or alteration of temperature and weather patterns...
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Constitutional and Administrative Law: Key Facts and Key CasesKey Facts Key Cases Constitutional & Administrative Law will ensure you grasp the main concepts of your Constitutional & Administrative Law module with ease. This book explains the facts and associated case law for: - The European Court of Human Rights and the UK...
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The Crime of Sheila McGough" N]o other writer tells better stories about the perpetual, the unwinnable, battle between narrative and truth." --The New York Times Book Review The Crime of Sheila McGough is Janet Malcolm's brilliant expos of miscarriage of justice in the case of Sheila McGough, a...
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