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Author
Publisher
Rodin Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
Everyday Freedom pinpoints the source of powerlessness that is fraying American culture and causing public failure, and offers a bold vision of simpler governing frameworks to re-empower Americans in their daily choices. --from Amazon.
3) Taxes
Author
Series
Publisher
For Dummies, a Wiley brand
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Taxes for Dummies 2024 will show you how, when, and what to file based on new tax rules and legislation. Plus, the most current advice on how to maximize your deductions and credits. Perfect for the first-time tax filer as well as veterans of tax seasons past, this book has the answers you need when you need them.
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"The story of a group of Goodyear Tire and Rubber workers fatally exposed to toxic chemicals, the lawyer who sought justice on their behalf, and the shameful lack of protection our society affords all workers. A gripping narrative in the tradition of A Civil Action and Toms River"--
Author
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
" From two distinguished experts on election law, an alarming look at how the American presidency could be stolen—by entirely legal means. Even in the fast and loose world of the Trump White House, the idea that a couple thousand disorganized protestors storming the U.S. Capitol might actually prevent a presidential succession was farfetched. Yet perfectly legal ways of overturning election results actually do exist, and they would allow a political...
Author
Language
English
Description
"TJ Devlin is the charming disappointment in the prominent Devlin family, all of whom are lawyers at their highly successful firm--except him. After a stint in prison and rehab for alcoholism, TJ can't get hired anywhere except at the firm, in a make-work job with the title of investigator. But one night, TJ's world turns upside down after his older brother John confesses that he just murdered one of the clients, an accountant he'd confronted with...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Come in and experience the sacred traditions of Ramadan, the Islamic month of mercy and blessings, with children and families from across the globe. From waking up early for suhoor and fasting from dawn to dusk to praying and preparing an iftar meal to be shared, Ramadan is a time of increased spirituality, gratitude, charity, and empathy for all"--
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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Description
"Set in the tumultuous year of 1968 in southern Virginia, a racially-charged murder case sets a duo of white and Black lawyers against a deeply unfair system as they work to defend their wrongfully-accused Black defendants. When two wealthy white landowners are found dead, the whole country immediately thinks it must be Jerome Washington, the hired help, who killed them. He was standing over the bodies when the police responded to an anonymous call...
Author
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Formats
Description
A provocative, brilliant analysis by recently retired Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer that deconstructs the textualist philosophy of the current Supreme Court's supermajority and makes the case for a better way to interpret the Constitution.
"You will not read a more important legal work this election year." —Bob Woodward, Washington Post reporter and author of fifteen #1 New York Times bestselling...
"You will not read a more important legal work this election year." —Bob Woodward, Washington Post reporter and author of fifteen #1 New York Times bestselling...
Author
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Tessa Ensler loves her job. She’s worked her way up to being a top criminal defense barrister against all the odds, and fights to defend those pleading not guilty. Tessa believes in the law, believes in the system. Her quick-witted cross-examinations and intelligence in the courtroom see her clocking up win after win—including securing freedom for men accused of rape and sexual assault. Innocence until proven guilty is, after all, the bedrock...
Author
Publisher
ECW Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"A transparent first-hand account of a Black officer maneuvering through three terrifying yet rewarding decades of policing, all while seeking reform in law enforcement. Sixteen-year-old Keith Merith finds himself pulled over, berated, and degraded by a white police officer. He's done nothing wrong -- he was only looking for a parking spot. But the officer has the power, and he doesn't. Keith never wants to be in that position again. From that day...
Author
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"What’s the best way to determine what most voters want when multiple candidates are running? What’s the fairest way to allocate legislative seats to different constituencies? What’s the least distorted way to draw voting districts? Not the way we do things now. Democracy is mathematical to its very foundations. Yet most of the methods in use are a historical grab bag of the shortsighted, the cynical, the innumerate, and the outright discriminatory....
Author
Publisher
Editorial Planeta Mexicana
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Español
Description
"Desde las profundidades de las marismas de Luisiana, un asesino en serie aficionado a la experimentación médica está completando su proyecto más ambicioso: tras marcarlas de forma macabra, sus víctimas no cesan de aumentar y no hay pistas que seguir. Los medios lo apodan «el carnicero del pantano» y, hasta ahora, nadie ha podido atraparlo. Con su conocimiento enciclopédico de las mentes más oscuras y años de experiencia en la práctica...
Author
Publisher
Georgetown University Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"This is the riveting tale of Argentina's sovereign debt drama, a complicated story that unfolds over 15 years and involves a host of characters, institutions, and issues. The country defaulted on its debt in 2001, restructured it in 2005, and was in court for the ensuing decade. The debt restructuring and the lawsuits that followed have had an outsized impact on sovereign debt law, sovereign debt markets, and sovereign debt policy: Argentina's pending...
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