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The Return of George Sutherland
Hadley Arkes
Princeton University Press, 1997
A near-masterpiece of revisionist constitutional history
Despite the fact that constitutional historians rank George Sutherland among the 'near-greats" of the Supreme Court, the first-and only -Supreme Court Justice from Utah has been largely forgotten. If he is remembered at all, he it is only as the most able of that notorious reactionary quartet, ...
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Prosser and Keeton on Torts, 5th Edition
West Group, 1984
This is the one that got me through Torts in law school.
+ Oldie but Goodie
+ Comprehensive
+ The Zone of Danger and other legal fictions
+ Good resource ... needs an update
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May It Please the Court: 23 Live Recordings of Landmark Cases As Argued Before the Supreme Court, Including ...
Peter H. Irons
New Press, 1993
Great for learning and teaching.
+ Great buy
+ Listen to School Law Landmark Cases
+ Great Value, Most Educational
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Imagining the Law: Common Law and the Foundations of the American Legal System
Norman F. Cantor
HarperCollins Publishers, 1997
A good read for many reasons
+ Great examination of English & American common law
+ Imaging the Law
+ A good read!
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The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
Harvard Law Review
Grand Central Publishing, 1996
A truly evocative and powerful effort
+ Not easy but needed
+ Practitioners and students: please buy and use the Blue Book
Let's be honest. A lot of people felt that Bluebook had fallen off. After that award show confrontation with ALWD and the concealed weapons charges, Bluebook looked like they were on the ropes. That only makes this 18th edition more triumphant for the Bluebook. A stunning return to the form that ...
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The Lion and the Throne: The Life and Times of Sir Edward Coke : 1552-1634
Catherine Drinker Bowen
Little Brown & Co (P), 1990
Entertaining and informative
+ Origins of Common Law and History of Those Times
One of the best books ever written about lawyers, judges and prosecutors. Anyone familier with the legal system will find that little has changed in 400 years. Catherine Bowen was a fine writer and an excellent "popular" historian. Her biography of Lord Coke not only describes a critical period ...
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Original Intent & the Framers of the Constitution
Harry V. Jaffa
Regnery Publishing, Inc., 1994
Mansfieldians to Jaffa's Defense
Though Dr. Jaffa makes a habit of the poor practice of shooting his friends in the back, at times it is the duty of friends--upon being confronted by an enemy of moronic proportions--to come to one another's assistance in light of such great an injustice. The reviewer, or rather backroom ...
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Science Under Siege: Balancing Technology and the Environment
Michael Fumento
William Morrow & Company, 1993
Warning on bad science (Alar,Love Canal,AgentOrange)
This book provides an excellent reference for discussions of
the misinformation spread about Alar, Love Canal, dioxin,
Agent Orange, food irradiation, electromagnetic field-induced
cancer, and gasohol. Fumento not only exposes the fertilizer
behind the alarmist campaigns, but provides ...
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The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
Oxford University Press, USA, 1992
Massive tome on the Supreme Court.
+ The de facto reference guide for the US Supreme Court
+ The Oxford Companion to the Supreme Court of the United States
+ An excellent reference
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Constitutional Law (Hornbook Series and Other Textbooks)
John E. Nowak, Ronald D. Rotunda
West Publishing Company, 2000
A very good overview on Con. Law
+ Good Quick Review of Constitutionaol law
+ Helpful, but not as extensive as others
+ A staple of Constitutional Law
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The Federalist Papers
Alexander Hamilton, Rossiter, ...
Signet, 1999
Fascinating...For the Right Person
+ Federalist Papers
+ Excellent material, difficult to read
+ Classical political work that was vital in ratification of the Constitution
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Prosser and Keeton on Torts, 5th Edition
West Group, 1984
This is the one that got me through Torts in law school.
+ Oldie but Goodie
+ Comprehensive
+ The Zone of Danger and other legal fictions
+ Good resource ... needs an update
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Original Intent & the Framers of the Constitution
Harry V. Jaffa
Regnery Publishing, Inc., 1994
Mansfieldians to Jaffa's Defense
Though Dr. Jaffa makes a habit of the poor practice of shooting his friends in the back, at times it is the duty of friends--upon being confronted by an enemy of moronic proportions--to come to one another's assistance in light of such great an injustice. The reviewer, or rather backroom ...
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The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation
Harvard Law Review
Grand Central Publishing, 1996
A truly evocative and powerful effort
+ Not easy but needed
+ Practitioners and students: please buy and use the Blue Book
Let's be honest. A lot of people felt that Bluebook had fallen off. After that award show confrontation with ALWD and the concealed weapons charges, Bluebook looked like they were on the ropes. That only makes this 18th edition more triumphant for the Bluebook. A stunning return to the form that ...
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The Lion and the Throne: The Life and Times of Sir Edward Coke : 1552-1634
Catherine Drinker Bowen
Little Brown & Co (P), 1990
Entertaining and informative
+ Origins of Common Law and History of Those Times
One of the best books ever written about lawyers, judges and prosecutors. Anyone familier with the legal system will find that little has changed in 400 years. Catherine Bowen was a fine writer and an excellent "popular" historian. Her biography of Lord Coke not only describes a critical period ...
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