Law

The Conservative Assault on the Constitution

by Erwin Chemerinsky

Over the last few decades, the Supreme Court and the federal appellate courts have undergone a dramatic shift to the right, the result of a determined effort by right-wing lawmakers and presidents to reinterpret...

Why Marriage Matters

by Evan Wolfson

Why Marriage Matters offers a compelling and clear discussion of a question at the forefront of our national consciousness. It is the work of a brilliant civil rights litigator who has dedicated his life to...

Never Too Late: A Prosecutor's Story of Justice in the Medgar Evars Case

by Bobby Delaughter

In June 12, 1963, Mississippi's fast-rising NAACP leader Medgar Evers was gunned down by a white supremacist named Byron De La Beckwith. Beckwith escaped conviction twice at the hands of all-white Southern juries,...

The Smoking Gun: Day by Day Through a Shocking Murder Trial with Gerry Spence

by Gerry Spence

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,...

Lincoln and Chief Justice Taney: Slavery, Secession, and the President's War Powers

by James F. Simon

The clashes between President Abraham Lincoln and Chief Justice Roger B. Taney over slavery, secession, and the president's constitutional war powers went to the heart of Lincoln's presidency. James Simon, author...

Justice vs. Law

by Eugene Hickok & Gary L. Macdowell

A detailed analysis of a child-abuse case reveals all of the aspects of the judicial system, including the limits of justice, and makes an argument for judicial restraint.

The Devil's Advocates: Greatest Closing Arguments in Criminal Law

by Michael S Lief & H. Mitchell Caldwell

From the authors of the acclaimed Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury, and featuring some of the most important cases in criminal law, The Devil's Advocates is the final volume of a must-have trilogy of the best...

Law in the Health and Human Services

by Donald T. Dickson

Professor Dickson provides students with examples of a legal way of thinking about significant issues in social policy.  This book can be used in policy and practice courses in the fields of mental health,...

Revenge of the Pequots: How a Small Native-American Tribe Created the World's Most Profitable Casino

by Kim Isaac Eisler

In the mid-1970s, the Mashantucket Pequot tribe had only one member -- an elderly woman who pleaded with her grandson to come live on the impoverished reservation and save it from falling into government hands...

Storming the Court: How a Band of Yale Law Students Sued the President--and Won

by Brandt Goldstein

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...

He Had It Coming: How to Outsmart Your Husband and Win Your Divorce

by Stacy Schneider

It's all about getting even. We all know that women earn less than men, and unfortunately this also applies to the spoils of divorce. Veteran trial attorney and former divorce lawyer Stacy Schneider, Esq., knows...

Shark Tales: True (and Amazing) Stories from America's Lawyers

by Ron Liebman

QUESTION: How many lawyers does it take to finish the roof of a two-thousand-square-foot house with dormers?

ANSWER: Depends on how thin you slice them.

Lawyers, and, more to the point, lawyer stories, have...

A History of American Law, Revised Edition

by Lawrence M. Friedman

A History of American Law has become a classic for students of law, American history and sociology across the country. In this brilliant and immensely readable book, Lawrence M. Friedman tells the whole fascinating...

Child Mental and the Law

by Barry Nurcombe

A Simon & Schuster eBook. Simon & Schuster has a great book for every reader.

Before the Best Interests of the Child

by Joseph Goldstein, Anna Freund & Albert J. Solnit

The second volume in a classic trilogy of reference works often cited in child custody cases, which introduced the concept of the “least detrimental alternative” when addressing a child’s welfare.

The second...

Your Divorce Advisor: A Lawyer and a Psychologist Guide You Through the Legal and Emotional Landscape of Divorce

by Diana Mercer & Marsha Kline Pruett

A lawyer and a psychologist offer a groundbreaking divorce strategy that protects both your finances and your family.

From your first thought of divorce through the final paperwork, Your Divorce Advisor takes...

Anatomy of a Fraud Investigation

by Stephen Pedneault

A one-of-a-kind resource walking you through one complete fraud investigation, from the original tip to conviction in court

Anatomy of a Fraud Investigation is an engrossing read and a valuable resource for fraud...

A History of American Law: Third Edition

by Lawrence M. Friedman

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...

And the Walls Came Tumbling Down: Greatest Closing Arguments Protecting Civil Libertie

by Michael S Lief & H. Mitchell Caldwell

The second volume in a must-have trilogy of the best closing arguments in American legal history

Every day, Americans enjoy the freedom to decide what we do with our property, our bodies, our speech, and our...

Bitter Ocean: The Battle of the Atlantic, 1939-1945

by David Fairbank White

Bitter Ocean is a masterful, authoritative account of perhaps the least-known major battle of World War II, the Battle of the Atlantic. British, Canadian, and American air and sea forces fought the German U-boats...