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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the first woman to sit on the United States Supreme Court comes this fascinating book about the history and evolution of the highest court in the land.
“[A] succinct, snappy account of how today’s court—so powerful, so controversial and so frequently dissected by the media—evolved from such startlingly humble and uncertain beginnings.”—The New York...
“[A] succinct, snappy account of how today’s court—so powerful, so controversial and so frequently dissected by the media—evolved from such startlingly humble and uncertain beginnings.”—The New York...
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"After the Duchess of the Lake catches Violet with Ash, the hired companion at the Palace of the Lake, Violet has no choice but to escape the Jewel or face certain death, so along with Ash and her best friend, Raven, Violet runs away from her unbearable life of servitude"--
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Theodore Boone volume 2
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When his best friend disappears from her bedroom in the middle of the night, thirteen-year-old Theo uses his legal knowledge and investigative skills to chase down the truth and save April.
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Kino Classics
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[2023]
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A comprehensive survey of one of cinema's most influential figures, Edison: The Invention of the Movies is a monumental collection of 140 archival motion pictures. From 19th-century camera tests never intended for public screening to the last feature-length film released by the Thomas A. Edison Studios in 1918 (The Unbeliever), the collection is digitally mastered with musical scores, surrounded by a wealth of historical documents and interviews with...
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Candlewick Press
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2019.
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Can Prince Veera and his best friend outsmart the king's trickiest subjects? Inspired by traditional Indian folktales, these stories are sure to delight. Being a wise and just ruler is no easy task. That's what Prince Veera discovers when he and his best friend, Suku, are given the opportunity to preside over the court of his father, King Bheema. Some of the subjects' complaints are easily addressed, but others are much more challenging. How should...
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Theodore Boone volume 4
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"Aspiring lawyer Theodore Boone takes the stand to protect his political and environmental freedoms in the fourth installment of the series"--
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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...
17) 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 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...
19) El derecho al debido proceso en la jurisprudencia de la Corte Interamericana de Derechos Humanos
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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.
20) 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!
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