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Friend of the Court On the Front Lines with the First Amendment
ISBN: PB: 9780300205633, ISBN: HB: 9780300190878, Yale University Press, July 2014
384 pp., 22.9x15.2 cm
Since 1971, when the Pentagon Papers were leaked to the "New York Times" and furious debate over First Amendment rights ensued, free-speech cases have emerged in rapid succession. Floyd Abrams has been on the front lines of nearly every one of these...
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£40,00
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Supreme Court Review 2013
ISBN: HB: 9780226158730, University of Chicago Press, July 2014
366 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
For fifty years, "The Supreme Court Review" has been lauded for providing authoritative discussion of the Court's most significant decisions".The Review" is an in-depth annual critique of the Supreme Court and its work, keeping up on the forefront of...
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£56,50
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Tragedy of William Jennings Bryan Constitutional Law and the Politics of Backlash
ISBN: PB: 9780300205824, ISBN: HB: 9780300153149, Yale University Press, April 2014
240 pp., 21.1x14.7 cm
Although Populist candidate William Jennings Bryan lost the presidential elections of 1896, 1900, and 1908, he was the most influential political figure of his era. In this astutely argued book, Gerard Magliocca explores how Bryan's effort to reach t...
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Pulled Over How Police Stops Define Race and Citizenship
ISBN: PB: 9780226113999, University of Chicago Press, April 2014
272 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm, 24 line drawings, 13 tables
In sheer numbers, no form of government control comes close to the police stop. Each year, twelve percent of drivers in the United States are stopped by the police, and the figure is almost double among racial minorities. Police stops are among the m...
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£24,00
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Toward a Just World The Critical Years in the Search for International Justice
ISBN: PB: 9780226102368, ISBN: HB: 9780226409481, University of Chicago Press, December 2013
272 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
"'Toward a Just World' is an insightful and thoughtful history. The first half of the twentieth century and the heroic efforts of those who sought international justice during that time will be much better understood and appreciated thanks to this fa...
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£24,00
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£37,50
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Hollow Justice A History of Indigenous Claims in the United States
ISBN: HB: 9780300119268, Yale University Press, November 2013
272 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm
This book, the first of its kind, comprehensively explores Native American claims against the United States government over the past two centuries. Despite the federal government's multiple attempts to redress indigenous claims, a close examination r...
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£65,00
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Cloaking of Power Montesquieu, Blackstone, and the Rise of Judicial Activism
ISBN: PB: 9780226100609, ISBN: HB: 9780226094823, University of Chicago Press, November 2013
349 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
How did the US judiciary become so powerful – powerful enough that state and federal judges once vied to decide a presidential election? What does this prominence mean for the law, constitutionalism, and liberal democracy? In "The Cloaking of Power",...
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£26,00
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£42,00
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Student's Guide to Law School What Counts, What Helps, and What Matters
ISBN: PB: 9780226067056, University of Chicago Press, September 2013
216 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
Law school can be a joyous, soul-transforming challenge that leads to a rewarding career. It can also be an exhausting, self-limiting trap. It all depends on making smart decisions. When every advantage counts, "A Student's Guide to Law School" is li...
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£13,50
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Electronic Silk Road How the Web Binds the World Together in Commerce
ISBN: HB: 9780300154597, Yale University Press, August 2013
224 pp., 23.4x15.6 cm, 4 black&white illus.
On the ancient Silk Road, treasure-laden caravans made their arduous way through deserts and mountain passes, establishing trade between Asia and the civilizations of Europe and the Mediterranean. Today's electronic Silk Roads ferry information acros...
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£23,00
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Supreme Court Review 2012
ISBN: HB: 9780226052014, University of Chicago Press, August 2013
400 pp., 22.8x15.2 cm
For fifty years, "The Supreme Court Review" has been lauded for providing authoritative discussion of the court's most significant decisions. The Review is an in-depth annual critique of the Supreme Court and its work, keeping up on the forefront of...
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£52,50
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