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  • Sorcerers' Apprentices

    100 Years of Law Clerks at the United States Supreme Court

    A behind-the-scenes look at the role of law clerks and their history at the U.S. Supreme Court.Based on Supreme Court archives, the personal papers of justices and other figures at the Supreme Court, and interviews and written surveys with 150 former clerks, Sorcerers' Apprentices is a be-hind-the-scenes look at the life of a law clerk, and how it has evolved since its nineteenth-century ... Leer más

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    The Inside Story of the Trayvon Martin Injustice and Why We Continue to Repeat It

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    Many thought the election of our first African American president put an end to the conversation about race in this country, and that America had moved into a post–racial era of equality and opportunity. Then, on the night of February 26, 2012, a black seventeen–year–old boy walking to a friend's home carrying only his cell phone, candy, and a fruit drink, was shot and killed by a neighborhood ... Leer más

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  • Reflections on Judging

    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. ... Leer más

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  • The Book of Strange and Curious Legal Oddities

    Pizza Police, Illicit Fishbowls, and Other Anomalies of theLaw That Make Us AllUnsuspecting Criminals

    You're probably breaking the law right now-and don't even know it.Did you know...? Naples, Italy, enforces laws for what constitutes real pizza, and "pizza police" visit restaurants to crack down on unlawful pies?? In West Virginia it is a crime to display or possess a red or black flag?? It is illegal to sell stuffed articles depicting female breasts within a thousand feet of any county highway ... Leer más

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  • A History of the Supreme Court

    When the first Supreme Court convened in 1790, it was so ill-esteemed that its justices frequently resigned in favor of other pursuits. John Rutledge stepped down as Associate Justice to become a state judge in South Carolina; John Jay resigned as Chief Justice to run for Governor of New York; and Alexander Hamilton declined to replace Jay, pursuing a private law practice instead. As Bernard ... Leer más

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  • The Right Wrong Man

    John Demjanjuk and the Last Great Nazi War Crimes Trial

    **Now the subject of the Netflix documentary The Devil Next DoorThe incredible story of the most convoluted legal odyssey involving Nazi war crimes**In 2009, Harper's Magazine sent war-crimes expert Lawrence Douglas to Munich to cover the last chapter of the lengthiest case ever to arise from the Holocaust: the trial of eighty-nine-year-old John Demjanjuk. Demjanjuk’s legal odyssey began in 1975, ... Leer más

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  • Law’s Abnegation

    From Law’s Empire to the Administrative State

    Ronald Dworkin once imagined law as an empire and judges as its princes. But over time, the arc of law has bent steadily toward deference to the administrative state. Adrian Vermeule argues that law has freely abandoned its imperial pretensions, and has done so for internal legal reasons.In area after area, judges and lawyers, working out the logical implications of legal principles, have come to ... Leer más

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  • The Court of Appeal for Ontario

    Defining the Right of Appeal in Canada, 1792-2013

    In Christopher Moore’s lively and engaging history of the Court of Appeal for Ontario, he traces the evolution of one of Canada’s most influential courts from its origins as a branch of the lieutenant governor’s executive council to the post-Charter years of cutting-edge jurisprudence and national influence.Discussing the issues, personalities, and politics which have shaped Ontario’s highest ... Leer más

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  • Unfit for Democracy

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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 ... Leer más

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  • Henry Friendly, Greatest Judge of His Era

    Henry Friendly is frequently grouped with Oliver Wendell Holmes, Louis Brandeis, Benjamin Cardozo, and Learned Hand as the best American jurists of the twentieth century. In this first, comprehensive biography of Friendly, Dorsen opens a unique window onto how a judge of this caliber thinks and decides cases, and how Friendly lived his life. ... Leer más

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  • Mummies Secrets of the Pharoahs: Ancient Egypt for Kids | Children's Archaeology Books Edition

    Jump back in time with the help of this highly educational book. Here, your child will be learning with pharaohs and going inside pyramids where mummies lay silent. It's a cool book to have because it widens your child's understanding of the ancient Egyptian civilization and how societies have changed since then. Buy a copy today! ... Leer más

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  • Originalism and the Good Constitution

    Originalism holds that the U.S. Constitution should be interpreted according to its meaning at the time it was enacted. In their innovative defense of originalism, John McGinnis and Michael Rappaport maintain that the text of the Constitution should be adhered to by the Supreme Court because it was enacted by supermajorities—both its original enactment under Article VII and subsequent Amendments ... Leer más

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