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“b michael dann”

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  • Jury Ethics

    Juror Conduct and Jury Dynamics

    by John Kleinig, James P. Levine, Jeffrey B. Abramson, B. Michael Dann, Shari Seidman Diamond, Norman J. Finkel, Paula Hannaford-Agor, Valerie P. Hans, Julie E. Howe, Nancy J. King ...
    Trial by jury is one of the most important aspects of the U.S. legal system. A reflective look at how juries actually function brings out a number of ethical questions surrounding juror conduct and jury dynamics: Do citizens have a duty to serve as jurors? Might they seek exemptions? Is it acceptable for jurors to engage in after-hours research? Might a juror legitimately seek to "nullify" the ... Read more

    $104.99 USD

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  • The Complete Idiot's Guide to the Criminal Justice System

    by Robin Sax ...
    Learning about crime paysMost people watch television shows such as Law and Order and see a simplified version of the world of cops and courtrooms. In fact, the American criminal justice system is one of the most complex legal establishments in the world. The Complete Idiot's Guide® to the Criminal Justice System de-mystifies the complexity of the judicial establishment and the bureaucracy behind ... Read more

    $8.99 USD

  • Reflections on Judging

    by Richard A. Posner ...
    For Richard Posner, legal formalism and formalist judges--notably Antonin Scalia--present the main obstacles to coping with the dizzying pace of technological advance. Posner calls for legal realism--gathering facts, considering context, and reaching a sensible conclusion that inflicts little collateral damage on other areas of the law. ... Read more

    $30.29 USD

  • The Consciousness of the Litigator

    by Duffy Graham ...
    "An important and thought-provoking addition to the literature on the ethics of lawyers."---Kimberly Kirkland, Franklin Pierce Law CenterThe Consciousness of the Litigator investigates the role of the lawyer in modern American political and social life and in the judicial process, and plumbs lawyers' perceptions of themselves, their work, and, especially, their sense of right and wrong.In so doing ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • Anatomy of a Jury

    The Inside Story of How Twelve Ordinary People Decide the Fate of an Accused Murderer

    by Seymour Wishman ...
    An acclaimed trial attorney presents a mock murder case to explore the jury system in this "compelling . . . intelligent . . . provocative" work ( The New York Times Book Review).Creating a composite legal case based on real-life criminal investigations and trials, Seymour Wishman's Anatomy of a Jury carries us from crime scene to courthouse to jury room, providing a fascinating, behind-the-scenes ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Judges and Their Audiences

    A Perspective on Judicial Behavior

    by Lawrence Baum ...
    What motivates judges as decision makers? Political scientist Lawrence Baum offers a new perspective on this crucial question, a perspective based on judges' interest in the approval of audiences important to them.The conventional scholarly wisdom holds that judges on higher courts seek only to make good law, good policy, or both. In these theories, judges are influenced by other people only in ... Read more

    $28.99 USD

  • The Secret Power of Juries

    What jurors in Canada aren't being told about their rights -- and what we can do about it

    by Gary Bauslaugh ...
    Canadians know that the jurors at a trial decide the defendant's guilt or innocence according to the law of the land. What they don't know is how far that right actually goes, and what the real power of juries is.Sometimes people -- even jurors -- wonder if a law or a judgment in a particular case is a just one. When the law seems wrong, we are told there is only one solution: change the law.In ... Read more

    $16.99 USD

  • Crook County

    Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal Court

    by Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve ...
    Winner of the 2017 Eduardo Bonilla-Silva Outstanding Book Award, sponsored by the Society for the Study of Social Problems.Finalist for the C. Wright Mills Book Award, sponsored by the Society for the Study of Social Problems.Winner of the 2017 Oliver Cromwell Cox Book Award, sponsored by the American Sociological Association's Section on Racial and Ethnic Minorities.Winner of the 2017 Mary ... Read more

    $14.39 USD

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  • Redeeming the Dream

    The Case for Marriage Equality

    by Theodore B. Olson, David Boies ...
    “Breathtakingly inspiring.” —Laurence H. Tribe, Professor of Constitutional Law, Harvard Law SchoolWhen advocates for marriage equality sought to challenge California’s notorious Proposition 8, they were fortunate to have the support of two of the nation’s preeminent lawyers, David Boies and Theodore B. Olson. Despite the fact that they had argued against one another in the landmark Bush v. Gore ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • The Hidden Jury

    And Other Secret Tactics Lawyers Use to Win

    by Paul Lisnek ...
    "The Hidden Jury couldn't be more timely or more urgently needed."--from the introduction by Johnnie CochranWhy do guilty defendants go free?Why do juries award huge sums for ridiculous lawsuits?Who really controls the verdict of a trial?The most powerful people in today's jury trials aren't lawyers, judges, plaintiffs or defendants. Their names don't even appear on the court record. Yet their ... Read more

    $13.09 USD

  • See You In Court!

    by Barry Willdorf ...
    Every day, trials impact the lives of untold numbers of citizens. But the public has only popular images and urban myths to give it an idea of what goes on in a trial. There has been no handy, easy-to-read reference book that explains trial strategy, tactics and the process to non-lawyers — until now. See You In Court fills this void.If there is a courtroom in your future or you are writing about ... Read more

    $1.00 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Death Penalty Cases

    Leading U.S. Supreme Court Cases on Capital Punishment

    by Barry Latzer ...
    Death Penalty Cases presents significant verbatim excerpts of death-penalty decisions from the United States Supreme Court. The first chapter introduces the topics discussed throughout the book. It also includes a detailed history of the death penalty in the United States. After this introduction, the remaining eighteen chapters are divided into five parts: Foundational Cases, Death-Eligible ... Read more

    $31.49 USD