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Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"An incisive analysis of how the Supreme Court's new conservative supermajority is overturning decades of law and leading the country in a dangerous political direction. Michael Waldman explores the tumultuous 2021-2022 Supreme Court term. He draws deeply on history to examine other times the Court veered from the popular will, provoking controversy and backlash. And he analyzes the most important new rulings and their implications for the law and...
Publisher
Gale
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
Fourth edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource (14 volumes (xxxv, 669 pages)) : illustrations (some color)
Language
English
Description
Covers today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, and important documents. Includes previous topics such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and more, plus new topics including cryptocurrency, transgender rights, and the 2020 elections.
Author
Series
Firm volume 2
Language
English
Description
"#1 New York Times bestselling author John Grisham delivers high-flying international suspense in a stunning new legal thriller that marks the return of Mitch McDeere, the brilliant hero of The Firm. What became of Mitch and Abby McDeere after they exposed the crimes of Memphis law firm Bendini, Lambert & Locke and fled the country? The answer is in The Exchange, the riveting sequel to The Firm, the blockbuster thriller that launched the career of...
Author
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Nearly a century ago, famed liberal attorney Clarence Darrow defended schoolteacher John Scopes in a blockbuster legal proceeding that brought the attention of the entire country to the small town of Dayton, Tennessee. Darrow's seminal defense of freedom of speech helped form the legal bedrock on which our civil liberties depend today. Expertly researched, eye-opening, and stirring, The Trial of the Century calls upon our past to unite Americans...
Author
Series
Rethinking globalizations volume 1
Publisher
Routledge
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
Second edition.
Physical Desc
1 online resource : illustrations (black and white).
Language
English
Description
More than ten years on from the most intense phase of the global financial crisis, and the collective international response in the G20 summit in London, a 'new normal' has emerged with systems in place to mitigate against further banking crises. This updated new edition analyzes this post-crisis international and national regulatory framework and asks whether the current paradigm is fit for purpose as new dangers gestate and develop. This new edition...
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