Originally published in 1949, "An Introduction to Legal Reasoning" is widely acknowledged as a classic text. As its opening sentence states, "This is an attempt to describe generally the process of legal reasoning in the field of case law and in the...

This landmark book looks at what it means to be a multiracial couple in the United States today. "According to Our Hearts" begins with a look back at a 1925 case in which a two-month marriage ends with a man suing his wife for misrepresentation of he...

Admirably clear, concise, down-to-earth, and powerful – all too often, legal writing embodies none of these qualities. Its reputation for obscurity and needless legalese is widespread. Since 2001 Bryan A. Garner's "Legal Writing in Plain English" has...

One of the most powerful words in the English language, "corruption" is also one of the most troubled concepts in law. According to Laura Underkuffler, it is a concept based on religiously revealed ideas of good and evil. But the notion of corruption...

This provocative book brings together twenty-plus contributors from the fields of law, economics, and international relations to look at whether the U.S. legal system is contributing to the country's long postwar decline. The book provides a comprehe...

In the wake of Watergate, Gerald Ford appointed eminent lawyer and scholar Edward H. Levi to the post of attorney general – and thus gave him the onerous task of restoring legitimacy to a discredited Department of Justice. Levi was famously fair-mind...

How much economic freedom is a good thing? This comprehensive look at America's succession of "laissez-faire revivals" shows how anti-regulatory business crusades harm public safety and economic performance with a look at the Gilded Age, from the lat...

We call it justice – the assassination of Osama bin Laden, the incarceration of corrupt politicians or financiers like Rod Blagojevich and Bernard Madoff, and the climactic slaying of cinema-screen villains by superheroes. But could we not also call...

No one likes paying taxes, much less the process of filing tax returns. For years, would-be reformers have advocated replacing the return-based mass income tax with a flat tax, federal sales tax, or some combination thereof. Congress itself has commi...

Toronto prides itself on being "the world's most diverse city", and its officials seek to support this diversity through programs and policies designed to promote social inclusion. Yet this progressive vision of law often falls short in practice, lim...