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1) DisOrder in the Court: 31 Funny, Frivolous & Outrageous Lawsuits that Will Make You Laugh Out Loud
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DisOrder in the Court: 31 Funny, Frivolous & Outrageous Lawsuits That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud! There is no doubt that some lawsuits must be litigated in court for a number of reasons. However, there are some lawsuits that probably should never see the light of day in a courtroom. Some are funny, some are frivolous and some are just plain outrageous, but they all beg the question: How did this case ever to go trial? If you were the judge, how...
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The Triangle of Trees and the Old Blue jay is a novel set in the southwest and woven around the criminal justice system. Tandy Jackson a Probation Officer and supervisor working with her small town court, local police and Child Protective Services, has gotten herself enmeshed in a particularly gnarly domestic violence case. She's also mother to a five-year-old son Jakey who seems to know things before he's been told about them and is always one step...
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Get the Summary of David Miraldi's The Edge of Malice in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Richard Thompson and Christopher Martin, drug addicts and robbers, target Marie Grossman at a Burger King drive-thru on December 11, 1987. Marie, a dedicated professional with a background of overcoming adversity, including a traumatic sexual assault and active involvement in civil rights, is shot in the head but manages to...
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I was a young lawyer and the criminal case I describe actually happened to me. I call it a conundrum because although the eventual result was the correct one and justice was done, It would not have been,.had I acted professionally. I made a mess of it but justice was done in the end.
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Today, statutes make up the bulk of the relevant law heard in federal courts and arguably represent the most important source of American law. The proper means of judicial interpretation of those statutes have been the subject of great attention and dispute over the years. This book provides new insights into the theory and practice of statutory interpretation by courts. Cross offers the first comprehensive analysis of statutory interpretation and...
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Esta publicación presenta la evolución del debido proceso, según el esquema de la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos, y enfatiza sus dimensiones novedosas, que se erigen como una verdadera garantía para el ejercicio adecuado y pacífico de los otros derechos humanos.
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The impartial administration of justice and the accountability of government officials are two of the most strongly held American values. Yet these values are often in direct conflict with one another. At the national level, the U.S. Constitution resolves this tension in favor of judicial independence, insulating judges from the undue influence of other political institutions, interest groups, and the general public. But at the state level, debate...
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Featuring both historic and contemporary issues, The Municipal Judges Book critically analyzes the nature of municipal courts and the judge's role in the Texas criminal justice system. An ideal textbook for new judges and others interested in procedural and substantive laws impacting Texas municipal courts, the content includes (1) an introduction to municipal courts and the Texas judicial system, (2) role of the judge, (3) an overview of judicial...
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La crisis argentina de 2001 afectó la credibilidad del sistema político y golpeó también la legitimidad del máximo órgano del Poder Judicial. El proceso de renovación que se inició entonces implicó cambios en el elenco de jueces de la Corte Suprema así como una serie de reformas destinadas a reforzar el vínculo de la justicia con la ciudadanía y a difundir una nueva imagen de ese tribunal, para dotarlo de mayor transparencia de cara a...
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The Law As It Could Be gathers Fiss's most important work on procedure, adjudication and public reason, introduced by the author and including contextual introductions for each piece-some of which are among the most cited in Twentieth Century legal studies. Fiss surveys the legal terrain between the landmark cases of Brown v. Board of Education and Bush v. Gore to reclaim the legal legacy of the Civil Rights Movement. He argues forcefully for a vision...
11) Ramage's trial
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Captain Lord Ramage and the Calypso return from Devil's Island, but Ramage's new wife Sarah is missing. The captain would like nothing better than to sail home immediately, but instead he is ordered to shepherd a lumbering convoy of merchant ships back to England. On the way, bizarre events lead him to a full court martial in Plymouth, presided over by his old nemesis, Rear-Admiral Goddard. Ramage must clear his name-or face a sentence of death!
12) As you like it
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2019
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Oregon Shakespeare Festival 2019
Say "Hello" to the Oregon Shakespeare Festival Collection!
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Presents the original text of Shakespeare's play side by side with a modern version, with marginal notes and explantions and full desciptions of each character.
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Do you know why I pulled you over? That is the epitome of a rhetorical question, and an estimated 100,000 people hear those eight words every day in the United States for scoring a speeding ticket. Some of those tickets may be unwarranted, but only 5 percent of folks try to contest their ticket. Luckily, there is a way you can successfully fight in traffic court without dishing out the dough for an attorney. How to Win Your Case In Traffic Court Without...
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Small claims court is a place where some look to level the playing field against individuals, businesses, or partnerships that have wronged them in the past. Thousands of Americans end up there each year. Many people cannot afford the cost of a lawyer to ensure a solid case and as a result, are left out in the cold. Small claims courts are not nearly as simple as those television judges make it seem: fixing problems in 30 minutes on dramatized shows....
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Law clerks have been a permanent fixture in the halls of the United States Supreme Court from its founding, but the relationship between clerks and their justices has generally been cloaked in secrecy. While the role of the justice is both public and formal, particularly in terms of the decisions a justice makes and the power that he or she can wield in the American political system, the clerk has historically operated behind closed doors. Do clerks...
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¿Pueden las imágenes incidir en la historia? ¿Son fieles evidencia del pasado? Esta compilación aparece frente al renovado interés de la disciplina histórica y las ciencias humanas por interpretar las fuentes visuales como producciones intencionalmente elaboradas y difundidas tanto en momentos como en espacios particulares. Alejándose de la vista inocente y contemplativa, los autores del libro proponen, desde sus contribuciones, situar la...
18) Coordinating the Criminal Justice System: A Guide to Improve the Effective Administration of Justice
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This guide was developed to assist students, professors, executives of local criminal justice systems, and appointed and elected officials of general government to have a better understanding on how the criminal justice system should function. It may also be of special interest to citizens and public officials who sense that more collaboration and coordination is needed to enhance criminal justice decision making which, in turn, will have a positive...
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Asked if the country was governed by a republic or a monarchy, Benjamin Franklin replied, "A republic, if you can keep it."
Since its founding, Americans have worked hard to nurture and protect their hard-won democracy. And yet few consider the role of constitutional law in America's survival. In Unfit for Democracy, Stephen Gottlieb argues that constitutional law without a focus on the future of democratic government is incoherent-illogical and...
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This book explores the implications of the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in Ohio et al. v. American Express, and the preceding litigation, for the treatment of multisided platforms under U.S. antitrust law. It is based on a series of articles that the authors wrote (either jointly or individually), leading up to and in the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision.
The authors consider that the Supreme Court ruling provides valuable guidance for antitrust...
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