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  • Mike Nelson's Mind Over Matters

    by Michael J. Nelson ...
    Why do some people retain cute baby-talk names for their relatives (like "Num-Num" and "Pee-Paw") well into middle age? How should a reasonable person respond when Olivia Newton-John sings, "Have you never been mellow?" Who's responsible for the sorry state of men's fashion, and is it the same guy who invented the jerkin? Is there any future in being a Midwesterner? Can you really enjoy your lunch ... Read more

    $2.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mike Nelson's Death Rat!

    A Novel

    by Michael J. Nelson ...
    What if an aging, unsuccessful Minnesota author of history books with names like Old von Steuben Had a Farm: The German-American Settlement of the Midwest decided he could write a book every bit as vapid and ridiculous as the books that sold four hundred times more copies than his own? Well, he would write Death Rat, of course, the thrilling tale of a man who battles prejudice, his inner demons, ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Efficacy of Judicial Review

    The Rule of Law and the Promise of Independent Courts

    by Amanda Driscoll, Jay N. Krehbiel, Michael J. Nelson ...
    Series series Comparative Constitutional Law and Policy
    Over the past century, countries around the globe have empowered constitutional courts to safeguard the rule of law. But when can courts effectively perform this vital task? Drawing upon a series of survey experiments fielded in the United States, Germany, Hungary, and Poland, this book demonstrates that judicial independence is critical for judicial efficacy. Independent courts can empower ... Read more

    $106.59 USD

  • The Elevator Effect

    Contact and Collegiality in the American Judiciary

    by Morgan L.W. Hazelton, Rachael K. Hinkle, Michael J. Nelson ...
    Appellate judges wield enormous influence in the United States. Their decisions define the scope of legislative and executive power, adjudicate relationships between the federal government and the states, and determine the breadth of individuals' rights and liberties. But, compared to their colleagues on trial courts, they face a significant constraint on their power: their colleagues. The ... Read more

    $93.59 USD

  • Judging Inequality

    State Supreme Courts and the Inequality Crisis

    by James L. Gibson, Michael J. Nelson ...
    Social scientists have convincingly documented soaring levels of political, legal, economic, and social inequality in the United States. Missing from this picture of rampant inequality, however, is any attention to the significant role of state law and courts in establishing policies that either ameliorate or exacerbate inequality. In Judging Inequality, political scientists James L. Gibson and ... Read more

    $25.19 USD

  • The Politics of Federal Prosecution

    by Christina L. Boyd, Michael J. Nelson, Ian Ostrander, Ethan D. Boldt ...
    Federal prosecutors have immense power and discretion to decide when to bring criminal charges, what plea bargains to offer, and how to implement the federal government's legal priorities in their districts. While U.S. Attorneys take pains to emphasize their independence, we know relatively little about the extent to which politics colors federal prosecutorial staffing and decision making. The ... Read more

    $100.79 USD