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2012 Federal Civil Rules Booklet
Author: LegalPub.com
ISBN-10: 193485221X
ISBN-13: 9781934852217
Published: 2012-01-07
Publisher: LegalPub.com
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Book Description:
This publication contains the federal court rules and U.S. Code sections essential to federal civil litigation practice. Includes the completely revised Federal Rules of Evidence effective December 1, 2011. Contents include: --Federal Rules of Evidence (ALL NEW!) --Federal Rules of Civil Procedure --Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure --Appendix of Forms --Supplemental Rules for Admiralty or Maritime Claims&Asset Forfeiture Actions --U.S. Code, Title 28, Chapter 85 (Jurisdiction), Chapter 87 (Venue), Chapter 89 (Removal) --U.S. Code, Title 28, Chapter 111 (General Provisions) and 131 (Rules of Court) (selected provisions) --Federal Civil Rules Update (summarizing recent changes to the Federal Civil Rules) --The Constitution of the United States As amended through December 1, 2011 (Public Law No. 112-62). Handy paperback size. Newly expanded index. Full citations to source legislation and amendments. Published in December of each year just after new rule changes take effect.
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The Constrained Court: Law, Politics, and the Decisions Justices Make
Author: Michael A. Bailey
ISBN-10: 0691151059
ISBN-13: 9780691151052
Published: 2011-08-22
Publisher: Princeton University Press
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Book Description:
How do Supreme Court justices decide their cases? Do they follow their policy preferences? Or are they constrained by the law and by other political actors? The Constrained Court combines new theoretical insights and extensive data analysis to show that law and politics together shape the behavior of justices on the Supreme Court. Michael Bailey and Forrest Maltzman show how two types of constraints have influenced the decision making of the modern Court. First, Bailey and Maltzman document that important legal doctrines, such as respect for precedents, have influenced every justice since 1950. The authors find considerable variation in how these doctrines affect each justice, variation due in part to the differing experiences justices have brought to the bench. Second, Bailey and Maltzman show that justices are constrained by political factors. Justices are not isolated from what happens in the legislative and executive branches, and instead respond in predictable ways to changes in the preferences of Congress and the president. The Constrained Court shatters the myth that justices are unconstrained actors who pursue their personal policy preferences at all costs. By showing how law and politics interact in the construction of American law, this book sheds new light on the unique role that the Supreme Court plays in the constitutional order.
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Federal Evidence Rules: 2012 Update Edition
Author: Summit Legal Publishing
ISBN-10: 1468151177
ISBN-13: 9781468151176
Published: 2012-01-11
Publisher: CreateSpace
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Book Description:
Restyled Federal Rules of Evidence, effective December 1, 2011Traditional Federal Rules of Evidence, as amended effective through November 30, 2011Complete text of both the new restyled and traditional Federal Rules of Evidence in an easy-to-read quick reference edition intended for portability and convenience in the courtroom or chambers. The volume has been designed to provide a more readable and quickly accessible text than that found in traditional court rules books, and can be conveniently slipped into any overstuffed briefcase or even your laptop bag
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Distorting the Law: Politics, Media, and the Litigation Crisis (Chicago Series in Law and Society)
Author: William Haltom
ISBN-10: 0226314642
ISBN-13: 9780226314648
Published: 2004-08-23
Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
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In recent years, stories of reckless lawyers and greedy citizens have given the legal system, and victims in general, a bad name. Many Americans have come to believe that we live in the land of the litigious, where frivolous lawsuits and absurdly high settlements reign.Scholars have argued for years that this common view of the depraved ruin of our civil legal system is a myth, but their research and statistics rarely make the news. William Haltom and Michael McCann here persuasively show how popularized distorted understandings of tort litigation (or tort tales) have been perpetuated by the mass media and reform proponents. Distorting the Law lays bare how media coverage has sensationalized lawsuits and sympathetically portrayed corporate interests, supporting big business and reinforcing negative stereotypes of law practices.Based on extensive interviews, nearly two decades of newspaper coverage, and in-depth studies of the McDonald's coffee case and tobacco litigation, Distorting the Law offers a compelling analysis of the presumed litigation crisis, the campaign for tort law reform, and the crucial role the media play in this process.
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American Courts: Process and Policy
Author: Lawrence Baum
ISBN-10: 0395871050
ISBN-13: 9780395871058
Published: 1998-01
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin College Div
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Scholar Lawrence Baum presents thorough descriptions of the courts and their activities with clear, engaging prose to foster student interest. Comprehensive and current, the text offers explanations of what the courts do, how officers of the court perform their duties, and how the judicial branch relates to the rest of the political system.
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Children Held Hostage
Author: Stanley S. Clawar
ISBN-10: 0897076281
ISBN-13: 9780897076289
Published: 2003-06-03
Publisher: American Bar Association
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This is the first book to provide objective methods for establishing that a child has been brainwashed by one parent against another. It is based on a ten-year study of 700 cases in the authors' counseling and evaluative work with children of divorced couples.
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The Guardian of Every Other Right: A Constitutional History of Property Rights (Bicentennial Essays on the Bill of Rights)
Author: James W. Ely Jr.
ISBN-10: 0195110854
ISBN-13: 9780195110852
Published: 1997-09-04
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
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The Guardian of Every Other Right provides a comprehensive survey of the pivotal relationship between property rights and the Constitution, examining the role of property ownership from the colonial era to current controversies over land use. The text emphasizes the interplay of law, ideology, politics, and economic change in shaping constitutional thought, and provides a historical perspective on the contemporary debate about property rights. Ely examines such issues as the link between private property and political liberty, the extent to which the government may interfere with private contracts, and the manner in which discourse about private property changed as American society became industrialized.Now in its second edition, The Guardian of Every Other Right has been revised to take into account the heightened interest in the constitutional rights of property owners since the first edition appeared in 1991. It focuses on the major legal developments in the field of property rights and offers a full treatment of important judicial decisions and notable legislation during the 1990s. Particular attention is paid to the Supreme Court decisions which have enlarged the protection afforded property owners under the fifth amendment. It also examines the reach of federal authority under the commerce clause and the important innovations at the state level. Covering the entire history of property rights, the revised edition of The Guardian of Every Other Right fills an important gap in the literature of constitutional history and is an ideal text for legal and constitutional history courses.
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Win Your Lawsuit: Sue in California Superior Court Without a Lawyer
Author: Rod Duncan
ISBN-10: 1413310753
ISBN-13: 9781413310757
Published: 2010-09-02
Publisher: Nolo
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Once upon a time in California, between Small Claims Court and Superior Court, there was a Municipal Court, where anyone could make a case without a lawyer. Althoug "Muni" is now a part of Superior Court, the old rules still apply and that's where Sue in California Without a Lawyer steps in. A plain English guide to court procedure, this book will show readers how to: sue for up to $25,000, defend themselves in a lawsuit, fill out the required court forms, understand court procedure, and make a competent case. This book can help every Californian take on any kind of case under $25,000, including breach of contracts, personal injuries, clashes between landlords and tenants, business disputes and more.
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Cameras in the Courtroom: Television and the Pursuit of Justice
Author: Marjorie Cohn
ISBN-10: 0786405023
ISBN-13: 9780786405022
Published: 1998-07
Publisher: Mcfarland & Co Inc Pub
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Through interviews with numerous legal scholars, judges, attorneys, defendants, jurors, witnesses, and journalists, relevant issues are thoroughly examined in this balanced discussion of television in the courtroom. The impact of the cameras in several recent trials, such as those of O.J. Simpson, William Kennedy Smith, and the Menendez brothers, is analyzed, as well as a number of recent cases in which cameras were excluded, including those of Susan Smith and Rodney King. Why the courts, including the Supreme Court, have traditionally excluded cameras is fully covered, and an historical perspective on televised trials is provided. A look at Court TV provides an instructive overview of the good and bad of television coverage, while the concluding sections of the work focus on the future of cameras in the courtroom.
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Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: 2012 Edition
Author: Judicial Conference of the United States
ISBN-10: 1468031104
ISBN-13: 9781468031102
Published: 2011-12-02
Publisher: CreateSpace
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