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Book Description
This lively and insightful book is a must-read for anyone interested in understanding why judges made the decisions they did in such current cases as the the Alabama federal courthouse “Ten Commandments” case, Ashcroft v. Oregon (Oregon's “right to die” law) and Lawrence v. Texas (constitutionality of sodomy laws). The book also examines recent legal controversies over internet music file-swapping and the targeting of “ordinary people” by record companies, internet pornography, the Pledge of Allegiance, and Victoria's Secret. What Legal Reasoning Is, and Why It Matters; Common Law; Interpreting The United States Constitution; Law and Politics; Introduction to Legal Procedure and Terminology; Bush v. Gore. Anyone who wants to know more about recent legal controversies and why judges make the decisions they do.
Book Info
Explains how judges and lawyers argue about the law and focuses on the political importance of legal decision-making. Examines the differences between welland and badly-reasoned legal decisions includes many examples of badly reasoned cases. Revised new edition. DLC: Law - U.S. Methodology.
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Reason in Law (7th Edition)
Reason in Law (7th Edition),Lief H. Carter,Thomas F. Burke,Longman,0321202295,Common Law,General,Interpretation and constructio,Interpretation and construction,Jurisprudence,Law,Legal Reference / Law Profession,Legal System,Methodology,Philosophy Of Law,Politics - Current Events,Stare decisis,United States,Constitution: government & the state,Political Science / General,Political science & theory,Political structure & processes
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