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1) Law School Survival Guide: Outlines and Case Summaries for Torts, Civil Procedure, Property, Cont
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Get the big picture with TellerBooks Law School Survival Guides--the DEFINITIVE study aid, with: - Concise overviews of the black letter law-ideal for class prep and exam mastery;- Over 600 case holdings, including all of the major cases that law students are expected to study;- A detailed glossary covering the most frequent terms that students will encounter;- Streamlined outlines highlighting the essentials; and- A thorough, concept-driven index...
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El libro trata sobre las aspiraciones legítimas y laudables de las primeras mujeres que reclamaban igualdad, y se vieron desvirtuadas.Este hecho debido a que las mujeres feministas radicales mediante acciones políticas desmedidas y solo enfocadas en su propio "empoderamiento", buscando llegar a integrar un "Estado Feminista", han perdido de vista el bien común y la libertad individual. Concepto vital para poder llegar a tener una sociedad en completo...
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Every day, police deception tactics fool millions of Americans into giving evidence they don't have to give, leading to their arrest and conviction in court because they don't know when and how to take advantage of their absolute constitutional right to remain silent. By the time they hear the Miranda warning, they have already voluntarily given up the evidence the police need to make an arrest by answering questions and taking sobriety tests, and...
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In this thrilling true crime book, bestselling and award-winning author John Ferak explores the murder, investigation, trial, conviction and eventual exoneration-the largest such ever in the United States-of the Beatrice 6.
On February 5, 1985, one of the coldest nights on record, Beatrice, Nebraska widow Helen Wilson was murdered inside her second-floor apartment. The news of six arrests was absolutely stunning to the locals in this easy-going,...
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Legal Issues is an international journal managed and published by the UK Law Students' Association (UKLSA). The Journal publishes fine research in all fields of law on the basis of its contribution to the society, originality, interdisciplinary interest, and elegance. Legal Issues also provides important news and interpretation on changes in the legal world and coming trends affecting law, lawyers, and society. It aims first to facilitate a forum...
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Examines the outsized influence of jurors on prosecutorial discretion
Thanks to television and popular media, the jury is deeply embedded in the American public's imagination of the legal system. For the country's federal prosecutors, however, jurors have become an increasingly rare sight. Today, in fact, less than 2% of their cases will proceed to an actual jury trial. And yet, when federal prosecutors describe their jobs and what the profession...
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FEW AUTHORS CAN WRITE IN SUCH A KNOWLEDGEABLE AND ENGAGING WAY about topics as diverse as Tennessee politicians, lawyers, and community leaders such as Lamar Alexander and Bill Haslam; important Supreme Court decisions; foodie favorites like Benton's Bacon, banana pudding, wine pairings and coffee selection; parenting tips and making holidays special from the perspective of a working "swim mom"; shoes from high heels to Chuck Taylors; sports of all...
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Legal Issues is an international journal managed and published by the UK Law Students' Association (UKLSA). The Journal publishes fine research in all fields of law on the basis of its contribution to the society, originality, interdisciplinary interest, and elegance. Legal Issues also provides important news and interpretation on changes in the legal world and coming trends affecting law, lawyers, and society. It aims first to facilitate a forum...
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Esta obra buscar ser un insumo para el estudio de los alcances de la independencia judicial en el mundo actual, especialmente de cara a los desafíos que esta enfrenta. Para dicho fin la obra se divide en las siguientes secciones: (1) independencia judicial, división de poderes y organización judicial; (2) independencia judicial, discrecionalidad judicial ‒ decisión judicial y prueba; (3) independencia judicial y género, (4) independencia judicial...
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Los perfiladores policiales de migrantes son piezas clave para descubrir a personas que intentan salir ilegalmente de un país con documentos falsos o adulterados, sacar objetos, materiales y sustancias prohibidas, entre otros.Construyen identidades a partir de la experiencia adquirida en el trabajo de inteligencia que desarrollan que incluye entrevistas a los migrantes recopilando información que permite saber los motivos de su desplazamiento hacia...
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According to a 2007 "Litigation Trends Survey":
• Of the smallest companies surveyed, 17% had at least one lawsuit where $20 million or more was claimed
• Among mid-sized companies, 98% had from one to twenty $20 million lawsuits
Lawsuits destroy companies and careers, but with a little forethought, they CAN be prevented. Attorney Michael Trachtman provides a lively and clear guide to the four most common legal mistakes made by business owners,...
12) La tutelle administrative en Franche-Comté dans la deuxième moitié du XVIIIe siècle. L'intendant
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Ma thèse de doctorat concerne les relations entre l'intendant et les villages du département du Doubs de 1750 à 1789. C'est la tutelle du pouvoir royal qui s'exerce sur les communautés villageoises. J'ai exclu de mon travail, les villes et les bourgs.La Franche-Comté à la fin de l'ancien régimeÀ la fin du XVIIe siècle, Louis XIV a annexé la province de Franche-Comté. Elle fut naguère la fierté de Charles Quint, car il détenait le titre,...
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Badge of Honor goes beyond mere analysis, offering insights into officers' daily challenges while on duty. It explores the repercussions of calls to defund the police, revealing the adverse impacts of departmental cutbacks that impede officers and detrimentally affect the quality of life for the communities they serve.
14) Mastering Legal Vocabulary For Law Students: Learn Contractual Phrases, Prepositions, and All Oth
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This is the best book for law students just starting out in the field and lawyers who want to get better. This big book talks about a lot of important things, like legal study and writing, oral advocacy, ethics and professionalism, and how the legal field is changing. This book is very helpful for learning how to use legal thinking, make strong arguments, and deal with the ethical issues that come up in the legal field. It focuses on useful tips,...
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In November 2012, voters in Colorado and Washington passed landmark measures to legalize the production and sale of cannabis for social use-a first in the United States and the world. Once vilified as a "gateway drug," cannabis is now legal for medical use in eighteen states and Washington, DC. Yet the federal government refuses to acknowledge these broader societal shifts. 49.5 percent of all drug-related arrests involve the sale, manufacture, or...
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What constitutes historical truth is often subject to change. Joe Nickell demonstrates the techniques used in solving some of the world's most perplexing mysteries, such as the authenticity of Abraham Lincoln's celebrated Bixby letter, the 1913 disappearance of writer and journalist Ambrose Bierce, and the apparent real-life model for a mysterious character in a novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Nickell also uses newly uncovered evidence to further investigate...
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Prosecuted But Not Silenced is a powerful documentary about a mother and daughter's tragic involvement with the judicial system when there were allegations of child sexual abuse-a human rights and civil rights issue for women and children. It is an important educational tool for judges, lawyers, social workers, therapists, politicians, and the general public so that people realize what still occurs today. A National Health Crisis, Maralee's story...
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The sole purpose of publishing this book is to share the hardships of our family nightmares after moving to New Hampshire and at the present time. The story describes how the biased judicial system affected our entire family lives in the nation that claims "no one is above the law." For the last seventeen years, beginning in 2004, our family has been enduring horrible acts of aggression at the hands of state authorities. After we purchased a property...
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Remember when gay marriage was the easiest way to inflame an otherwise mild electorate? This volume demonstrates, through speeches, interviews, and commentary, the encouraging story of American acceptance of gay marriage and the roles that politicians--gay and straight--have played in that history. This movement began with individuals telling the truth about who they are to a world that doesn't accept them. From Supervisor Harvey Milk articulating...
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Career Defense 101 offers women seven proven, actionable strategies that help end sexual harassment in their careers for good so that they can focus on work they love.
Women are often told, Things are really sexist, and all we can do is ignore it. Career Defense 101 does not accept that answer but compiles research and tools that have actually been proven to work in ending harassment and helping women advance in their careers.
Women often work...
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