The Indigo Book


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This public domain book is an open and compatible implementation of the Uniform System of Citation.




The Fundamentals of Legal Drafting


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This book gives the practitioner a detailed treatment of the principles and applications of effective legal drafting. New material on drafting strategy, "verbal sexism", and the use of computers for word processing of legal documents is included in the work.




New York State Government


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An expanded and updated edition of the 2002 book that has become required reading for policymakers, students, and active citizens.




Maine Probate Law


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This single-volume desktop resource analyzes the principal statutory provisions affecting probate practice in Maine & examines the leading cases arising under each section of the Probate Code. The book begins with a general discussion of the jurisdiction & venue of the Probate Court as specified in Title 4. Part One discusses child custody & support proceedings, adoptions, & change of name procedures within the Probate Court's jurisdiction. Part Two offers a section-by-section commentary on the Maine Probate Code & includes the full text of each provision. Part Three is a rule-by-rule commentary on the Rules of Probate Procedure pointing out the similarities & differences between probate & civil proceedings.




Forced to Care


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"Scouring the history of Native American boarding schools, nineteenth-century reformatories, and programs to Americanize immigrants, Glenn brilliantly reveals the role of coercion in caregiving. An important read for us all."---Arlie Hochschild, author of The Time Bind --




Intellectual Property and the Common Law


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Leading scholars of intellectual property and information policy examine what the common law can contribute to discussions about intellectual property's scope, structure and function.




Reading Law


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In this groundbreaking book, Scalia and Garner systematically explain all the most important principles of constitutional, statutory, and contractual interpretation in an engaging and informative style with hundreds of illustrations from actual cases. Is a burrito a sandwich? Is a corporation entitled to personal privacy? If you trade a gun for drugs, are you using a gun in a drug transaction? The authors grapple with these and dozens of equally curious questions while explaining the most principled, lucid, and reliable techniques for deriving meaning from authoritative texts. Meanwhile, the book takes up some of the most controversial issues in modern jurisprudence. What, exactly, is textualism? Why is strict construction a bad thing? What is the true doctrine of originalism? And which is more important: the spirit of the law, or the letter? The authors write with a well-argued point of view that is definitive yet nuanced, straightforward yet sophisticated.




Gale Encyclopedia of Everyday Law: Health care to travel


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"This encyclopedia fills a much-needed gap between legal texts focusing on the theory and history behind the law and more practical guides dealing with the law and its everyday effect upon its citizens. Containing approximately 200 articles, the Encyclopedia includes: brief descriptions of each issue's historical background, covering important statutes and cases; profiles of various U.S. laws and regulations; and details of how laws and regulations vary from state to state."--Publisher description.




Rights-of-way


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Kentucky


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The most thorough and ambitious study yet made of this significant and turbulent period in Kentucky's history. Over 70 pictures and maps recreate the atmosphere of the times.