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  1. The Nine

    by Jeffrey Toobin

    Bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin takes you into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, and reveals the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land. Just in time for the 2008 presidential election—where the future... (learn more about this book)

  2. A Civil Action

    by Jonathan Harr

    "The legal thriller of the decade." --Cleveland Plain Dealer Now a Major Motion Picture! In this true story of an epic courtroom showdown, two of the nation's largest corporations stand accused of causing the deaths of children. Representing the bereaved parents, the unlikeliest of heroes... (learn more about this book)

  3. Library of the World's Best Mystery And Detective Stories

    1908. This volume includes stories from German, Russian and Scandinavian authors including: Gustav Meyrink, Paul Heyse, Ernest Hoffman, Vsevolod Krestovski, Otto Larssen, Dietrich Theden, Wilhelm Hauff, Anton Chekhoff, Jorgen Bergsoe, Bernhard Ingemann and Steen Steensen Blicher.

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  4. Lessons from the Courtroom

    by Frank G. Jones

    With more than 40 years of practice and 100 jury trials to his name, Frank Jones has learned a thing or two about what it takes to win in the courtroom. In Lessons from the Courtroom, he distills his career into an accessible, insightful guide that will find a keen readership among new trial... (learn more about this book)

  5. Courtroom 302

    by Steve Bogira

    Courtroom 302 is the fascinating story of one year in Chicago's Cook County Criminal Courthouse, the busiest felony courthouse in the country. Here we see the system through the eyes of the men and women who experience it, not only in the courtroom but in the lockup, the jury room, the... (learn more about this book)

  6. A People's History of the Supreme Court

    by Peter H. Irons

    Beginning with the debates over judicial power in the Constitutional Convention of 1787 to controversial rulings on slavery, racial segregation, free speech, school prayer, abortion, and gay rights, constitutional scholar Peter Irons offers a penetrating look at the highest court in the land.... (learn more about this book)

  7. Don't Pee on My Leg and Tell Me It's Raining

    by Judy Sheindlin

    "Can we get some reality in here?" asks Judy Sheindlin, former supervising judge for Manhattan Family Court. For twenty-four years she has laid down the law as she understands it: If you want to eat, you have to work. If you have children, you'd better support them. If you break the... (learn more about this book)

  8. Making Your Case

    by Antonin Scalia, Bryan A. Garner

    In their professional lives courtroom lawyers must do these two things well: speak persuasively and write persuasively. In this noteworthy book, two of the most noted legal writers of our day Justice Antonin Scalia and Bryan A. Garner systematically present every important idea about judicial... (learn more about this book)

  9. Original Meanings

    by Jack N. Rakove

    From abortion to same-sex marriage, today's most urgent political debates will hinge on this two-part question: What did the United States Constitution originally mean and who now understands its meaning best? Rakove chronicles the Constitution from inception to ratification and, in doing so,... (learn more about this book)

  10. The Making of America

    by W. Cleon Skousen

    The Making of America: The Substance and Meaning of the Constitution For many years in the United States there has been a gradual drifting away from the Founding Fathers original success formula. This has resulted in some of their most unique contributions for a free and prosperous society... (learn more about this book)

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