Showing titles in Law

As soon as I slid the contents from the envelope, I knew it was a bomb. So opens Justice Never Rests, the story of U.S. Attorney William Kolibash’s relentless fight against organized crime in the foothills of West Virginia and beyond. Not content with only the investigative and prosecutorial tools at his disposal, Kolibash sought new and different means to put away kingpins who’d successfully skirted the law.

From prosecuting murderers in Chicago, to arguing before the Supreme Court, to authoring more than a dozen books, Georgetown University law professor Randy Barnett has played an integral role in the rise of originalism—the movement to identify, restore, and defend the original meaning of the Constitution. Thanks in part to his efforts, by 2018 a majority of sitting Supreme Court justices self-identified as "originalists."

Legal Gladiator is the story of perhaps the greatest lawyer in American history. It is the story of a poor, failing high schooler from Brooklyn who became the youngest professor in the history of Harvard Law School, where Ted Cruz, Natalie Portman, Mike Pompeo, Jamie Raskin, and others sat under his tutelage. It is the story of a passionate Zionist who advocated for Israel on the world stage and became a confidant of Israeli prime ministers, including Benjamin Netanyahu.

In Scoundrels to the Hoosegow, a veteran prosecutor shares legal stories drawn from real life. In cases ranging from tragic to hilarious, Swingle offers a behind-the-scenes look at the justice system, from crime scenes to courtrooms. Swingle does for his profession what Mark Twain did for riverboat piloting. He leads listeners on an enjoyable romp through crime and punishment, while offering clear expositions of legal points—from subtleties of cross-examination to pitfalls of plea bargaining.

Against the Odds chronicles Thomas R. Berger's significant contributions to Indigenous rights advocacy in Canada and the United States. Mid-career, Berger led the Mackenzie Valley Pipeline Inquiry, conducting over thirty community hearings in the Northwest Territories to ensure that First Nations' voices were heard. Later, he also led public hearings on the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act.

'대한민국 법조 1번지'라는, 몹시 거창하고 유난스러운 별칭을 가진 서초동. 365일 우울하고 시끌벅적한 이곳에 의뢰인들과 매일 지지고 볶고 옥신각신, 이 법원 저 법원 기웃거리면서 재판 다니는 한 남자가 있다. 수만 명에 달하는 이 땅의 변호사 중 하찮은 1인으로서 냉혹한 바닥의 생존 경쟁에 치여 살다 보니 어느새 원활한 생계 유지가 인생 제1목표이자 제1관심사가 되어버린 자칭 '생계형 변호사'. 이 책은 '오늘도 별 탈 없이 수습해서 다행이야'를 되뇌며 나름의 유쾌함과 해학으로 매일을 '존버'하는, 그저 그런 변호사의 파란만장한 일상과 단상을 담은 에세이다.

It's What Makes Me... Me is an extraordinarily candid journey through what it means to be human. Amazon's bestselling and award-winning author Mark Shaiken unlocks his most personal thoughts, observations, and introspections through the highs and lows, youth and aging, and beauty and messiness of life. Laugh, reflect, and take in all the ins and outs that have uniquely combined to make Mark... Mark, and maybe, find a little of what makes you . . . you.

Dans "Souvenirs de la cour d'assises", André Gide nous invite à un voyage introspectif unique. En tant que juré, il devient un observateur privilégié de l'âme humaine, confronté aux méandres de la psyché et aux limites de la justice. Avec une lucidité et une sensibilité à fleur de peau, Gide nous entraîne dans les coulisses des procès, nous faisant partager ses doutes, ses interrogations et ses émotions. Il décortique les motivations des accusés, les nuances de leurs actes et les mécanismes psychologiques qui les sous-tendent.

Bessie’s Prayer is a vivid and wondrous memoir of love for family, faith, and adventure by African American Catholic author Walter D. Braud. From the Great Black Migration and life in Chicago to a triumphant law career and Chief Judgeship in the heart of the Midwest. Walter offers a memoir of gratitude, joy, and celebration of the enduring power and love of family. He credits his remarkable mother, Bessie, and her very specific prayers for him, which he knows made all the difference in his life.

The first Black man to become sheriff of a major city in the Deep South after Reconstruction, STRIVING FOR JUSTICE is the story of how a poor Black boy grew up in segregated Jacksonville, Florida, survived a violent racist attack by the Ku Klux Klan, and advanced through a blatantly prejudiced police force in the 1960s to become a national leader of police reform in America, who, as President Clinton recognized, broke down barriers, and whose innovative policing reforms created greater respect between citizens and police, lower crime, and safer neighborhoods.

The Supreme Court of India has witnessed a succession of larger-than-life chief justices in its seven-decade history. But it has never seen the likes of Chief Justice Ranjan Gogoi. Fiery yet charming, and simultaneously principled and pragmatic, Gogoi is a fascinating man of contrasts who has intrigued observers across the political and social spectrum. Now, for the first time, Gogoi tells the dramatic story of his life in fascinating detail in Justice for the Judge.

At the height of the roaring 1920s, the ex-frontier town of Denver, Colorado, emerged from the postwar boom as the future of the American city. Rookie district attorney Phillip Van Cise was already making national headlines for a new brand of law enforcement. Employing military intelligence tools he'd developed during the Great War, Van Cise crippled the criminal empire of Lou Blonger, an ex-lawman who had risen from petty scam artist to master of the Big Con. But Van Cise had even darker, more malevolent forces on his radar.

Daniel Reinhardt spent 24 years as a police officer near Cleveland, Ohio. He was long unaware of the ways the culture of the police department was shaping him, but gradually, through his own experiences as a police officer and through the mentorship of Black Christians in his life, his eyes were opened to a difficult truth: police brutality against racial minorities was endemic to the culture of the system itself. In Rethinking the Police, Reinhardt lays out a history of policing in the United States, showing how it developed a culture of dehumanization, systemic racism, and brutality.

In October 1993, a young Russian woman embarked on a new chapter in an unfamiliar land–England. Little did she know that this journey would forever alter the course of her life. In a candid and compelling narrative, she recounts her naive beginnings, her unexpected love story with an Englishman, and the sudden disappearance that shattered her world.

彼女の一つのツイートが私の人生を変えた……この裁判は私の存在証明だった。

Thomas Calhoun Walker was many things, including a slave, teacher, lawyer, government official, humanitarian, civil rights leader, and adviser to presidents.

Inside Strafprozess. Täglich sollen sie den moralischen Verfall unserer Gesellschaft verhindern, doch wie finden Richter zu ihrem Urteil? Und mit welchen Herausforderungen sind sie dabei konfrontiert? Strafrichter Patrick Burow gewährt seltene Einblicke in den Gerichtssaal. "Auf hoher See und vor Gericht ist dein Leben in Gottes Hand", weiß der Volksmund. Doch wie denkt und arbeitet ein Richter? Und wie findet er zu einem gerechten Urteil ? Spiegel-Bestseller-Autor Patrick Burow ist Richter aus Leidenschaft. In seinem neuen Buch blickt er hinter die Kulissen deutscher Gerichte.

As a young Latina and Native American lawyer and former wife of California’s attorney general and treasurer, Nadia Davis has long been subjected to public scrutiny. In this powerful homage to finding one’s worth in the face of mental health struggles, addiction, and public shaming, Davis shares her remarkable story. She reveals the depths of the darkness she went through, while gracefully offering transformational healing and an end to the choking grasp of shame.

A true story of a loving father facing formidable legal odds to secure custody of his two small children. Using wiretap technology in ways never seen before or since, he turns the tide in his favor in the case of a cheating wife and a predatory gynecologist. It’s a story of humility and perseverance triumphing over arrogance, status, and the powerful influence of sex addiction while delivering lessons in conscience and consequences. With recorded intimate details, this riveting account gained national acclaim for the legal precedent of the case.

Considerado um dos mais importantes advogados do país, Francisco Müssnich divide com o ouvinte o conhecimento que acumulou ao longo de mais de 40 anos de profissão para ajudar futuros advogados a construir as bases de uma carreira sólida e bem-sucedida.