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...

"Corrick, Tessa and Harristan battle seemingly insurmountable odds to find their way back to each other and save their kingdom"--

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...

Clarence Thomas, the youngest and most controversial member of the Supreme Court, could become the longest-serving justice in history, influencing American law for decades to come. Who is this enigmatic man? And what does he believe in? Judging Thomas tells the remarkable story of Clarence Thomas's improbable journey from hardscrabble beginnings in the segregated South to the loftiest court in the land. With objectivity and balance, author Ken Foskett...

"A groundbreaking book . . . revealing the systemic, everyday problems in our courts that must be addressed if justice is truly to be served."-Doris Kearns Goodwin Attorney and journalist Amy Bach spent eight years investigating the widespread courtroom failures that each day upend lives across America. What she found was an assembly-line approach to justice: a system that rewards mediocre advocacy, bypasses due process, and shortchanges both defendants...

Mr.Beat Connects the Supreme Court History Right to You! #1 Best Seller in Courts & Law Mr. Beat's The Power of Our Supreme Court is the Supreme Court book of decisions that affect the everyday lives of Americans everywhere. The real democracy of America unveiled. What does the Supreme Court do? Sure, people care when the court makes a big ruling, but most don't pay attention to the court's day-to-day decisions. In this highly relevant law book,...

The story of South Carolina's first female Chief Justice, with contributions by Sandra Day O'Connor, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, legal scholars, family members, and more. As a lawyer, legislator, and judge, Jean Hoefer Toal is one of the most accomplished women in South Carolina history. In this volume, contributors- including two United States Supreme Court Justices, federal and state judges, state leaders, historians, legal scholars, leading attorneys,...

The saga of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh's nomination and confirmation played out in fevered headlines over the second half of 2018. Now Ryan Lovelace, reporter for American Lawyer and The National Law Journal, brings readers inside the confirmation process, beginning with the vetting of Kavanaugh before Justice Anthony Kennedy's retirement. Drawing from unmatched sources across the Washington, DC legal community, Lovelace reports new details...

"On December 16, 1842, the US brig-of-war Somers dropped anchor in Brooklyn Harbor at the end of a cruise intended to teach a group of adolescents the rudiments of naval life. But this seemingly harmless exercise ended in catastrophe. Commander Alexander Slidell Mackenzie came ashore saying he had narrowly prevented a mutiny that would have left him and his officers dead. Some of the thwarted mutineers were being held under guard, but three had been...