A tale more riveting than fiction, Storming the Court is the true story of idealistic law students who challenged the United States government in a battle for freedom and human rights that went all the way to the Supreme Court -- and resonates today more than ever. In 1992, three hundred innocent men ... more »

In this brilliant and immensely readable book, Lawrence M. Friedman tells the whole fascinating story of American law from its beginnings in the colonies to the present day. By showing how close the life of the law is to the economic and political life of the country, he makes a complex subject understandable ... more »

E-Book Extra: The Quotable Courtroom Drawing from some of the most well-known courtroom cases of our time, this rich and rewarding volume collects more than two dozen of the most memorable opening and closing arguments made by top prosecutors and defense attorneys in the last 100 years. Carefully selected ... more »

From America's foremost criminal defense lawyer and author of the bestselling How to Argue and Win Every Time comes this riveting, true account of a trial that adeptly exposes the unrelenting power of the state, which so often crushes those -- guilty or innocent -- who come before the bar of justice ... more »

In 1957 Gordon Gould, then an obscure physicist and perennial graduate student, conceived one of the revolutionary inventions of the twentieth century -- the laser. But before he could submit a patent application, a prominent professor of physics whose office was next door to Gould's filed his own laser ... more »

Depuis plus d'un siècle, le juge d'instruction est la pierre angulaire du système pénal français. Véritable courroie de transmission entre les services de police et le milieu judiciaire, ce fonctionnaire est-il toujours un rouage indispensable au bon fonctionnement de la justice ? Après l'ère des soup ... more »

PocketLaw California 2004 Statutes Commercial Code consists of the entire text of current code and is designed for easy navigation. Best of all, search by section and get to the specific text of the law quickly. Features include: Fast index searching Display optimized for small screens Clean ... more »

Heiteres aus dem Gericht. Die Justiz ist ja in der Regel eine ernste Sache, aber hin und wieder ist es doch recht skuril was man vor Gericht erleben kann. Der Jurist Gunter Pirntke stellt in diesem eBook die lustigsten und absurdesten Gerichtsurteile vor. Da kann sich bestimmt auch Justitia ein Lächeln ... more »

PocketLaw California 2004 Statutes Civil Code consists of the entire text of current code and is designed for easy navigation. Best of all, search by section and get to the specific text of the law quickly. Features include: Fast index searching Display optimized for small screens Clean statute ... more »

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PocketLaw California 2004 Corporations Code consists of the entire text of current code and is designed for easy navigation. Best of all, search by section and get to the specific text of the law quickly. Features include: Fast index searching Display optimized for small screens Clean statute text ... more »

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