Law Makers, Law Breakers, and Uncommon Trials, by Robert Aitken and Marilyn Aitken. Chicago: American Bar Association, 2007 From Charles I to Rosa Parks, Law Makers, Law Breakers, and Uncommon Trials tells the back stories and describes the legal strategies behind twenty-five cases famous for their contribution to the development of the law.
Little Rock on Trial: Cooper v. Aaron and School Desegregation, by Tony A. Freyer. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2007. Fifty years ago this week, nine African American students faced an angry mob barring their entrance to Little Rock Central High School. The efforts of black citizens and the NAACP Legal Defense Fund, led by Thurgood Marshall, took …
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Trial Courts as Organizations, by Brian J. Ostrom, Charles W. Ostrom, Jr., Roger A. Hanson, and Matthew Kleiman. Philadelphia: Temple University Press, 2007. “Substantively, the authors combine trial court scholarship and in particular the conceptions of court workgroups, culture and context with business research that directs attention to private sector organization and management. This combination is truly path-breaking” …
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Ivy Briefs: True Tales of a Neurotic Law Student By Martha Kimes New York: Atria, 2007 “Martha Kimes has written a One L for the next generation. Ivy Briefs is a great addition to the reading list for anyone even thinking about law school.” — Jeremy Blachman, HLS ’05, author of Anonymous Lawyer Mind you, Martha Kimes attended …
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We’re All Journalists Now: The Transformation of the Press and Reshaping of the Law in the Internet Age By Scott E. Gant New York: Free Press, 2007 BiblioFlash: From the New Book Cart This new book by Scott Gant, HLS ’95, has been called “must reading for bloggers.” Read a Q & A with Gant on Law Blog …
The Clash Within: Democracy, Religious Violence, and India’s Future, by Martha C. Nussbaum “While America is focused on religious militancy and terrorism in the Middle East, democracy has been under siege from religious extremism in another critical part of the world. As Martha Nussbaum reveals in this penetrating look at India today, the forces of the Hindu right …
Encyclopedia of Measurement and Statistics edited by Neil J. Salkind (2007, 3 volumes) located at Langdell Reference HA29.S2363 2007. With the increased attention to empiricism in legal scholarship, this reference work could be just what the statistically minded lawyer or law student is looking for. Presented in typical encyclopedia subject arrangement, each of the 500 entries is signed …