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Laws of Specific jurisdictions
Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: JPHC; JPHL; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Edition
- 6th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619986
- ISBN
- 9780700619986
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.62
€ 43.62
Paperback. The story of how Eagle Scout and assistant scoutmaster James Dale's decision to come out as a gay man led to a historic Supreme Court case. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: JFSK2; LNDC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 213 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 399.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2014
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619511
- ISBN
- 9780700619511
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.28
€ 36.28
Hardcover. The first thorough, well-documented, and fair-minded evaluation of Justice Thomas's 500 written opinions during 25 years on the Supreme Court, and, the most complete examination of his consistent original general meaning approach to constitutional interpretation. Num Pages: 303 pages. BIC Classification: LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 234 x 165 x 28. Weight in Grams: 590.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619481
- ISBN
- 9780700619481
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 68.07
€ 68.07
Paperback. Third edition of a bestselling work by one of America's top Constitutional scholars. This update includes discussion of presidential actions during the administrations of George W. Bush and Barack Obama and challenges what the author views as their dangerous expansion of executive power. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 151 x 224 x 25. Weight in Grams: 574.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2013
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas United States
- Edition
- 3 Revised
- Number of pages
- 400
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700619313
- ISBN
- 9780700619313
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 43.47
€ 43.47
Hardcover. The first history of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation, from its creation in 1939 to 2007. Includes detailed accounts of the crimes, investigations, and arrests of some of the state's most infamous criminals, from Richard Hickock and Perry Smith of "In Cold Blood" to the BTK Killer. Num Pages: 392 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: JKVF1; LNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 33. Weight in Grams: 748.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700618859
- ISBN
- 9780700618859
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 56.87
€ 56.87
Fighting Foreclosure: The Blaisdell Case, the Contract Clause, and the...
Derek S. Hoff John A. Fliter
Paperback. The first book-length study of the landmark 1934 Supreme Court decision that validated efforts by states to offer legislative relief to Depression-era citizens struggling to keep their farms and homes. The close 5-4 decision remains a touchstone for debates over the constitutionality (and benefits) of state intervention to the economy. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Number of pages
- 224
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700618729
- ISBN
- 9780700618729
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.60
€ 35.60
Paperback. Summarises the woman suffrage movement in the post-Civil War era, reveals its betrayal by former allies in the abolitionist movement, and describes its fall into disarray. It also chronicles Susan B. Anthony's vote, arrest, and preliminary hearings, as well as the legal and public relations manoeuvring in the run-up to her trial. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: LAZ; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 18. Weight in Grams: 456.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2012
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700618491
- ISBN
- 9780700618491
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.02
€ 36.02
Paperback. Chronicles one of the most famous and frequently-cited cases of the early Supreme Court. Shows its impact on both commerce in the Early Republic and the understanding and growth of federal power during the past 200 years. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 216 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LNCB. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 14. Weight in Grams: 290.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2010
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700617340
- ISBN
- 9780700617340
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.83
€ 35.83
Hardcover. Blending history, law, and politics, this book provides a look at the application and scrutiny of president's use of the clemency power. It assesses whether independent counsel investigations and special prosecutors have prompted the executive to use the pardon as a weapon in interbranch political warfare. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JPHC; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 23. Weight in Grams: 467.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2009
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616466
- ISBN
- 9780700616466
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 67.28
€ 67.28
Paperback. When Curt Flood, all-star center fielder for the St Louis Cardinals, refused to be traded to the Philadelphia Phillies in 1968, he sent shock waves throughout professional baseball that ultimately reached the Supreme Court. This book offers a look at Flood's efforts to shake the foundations of major league baseball. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 200 pages. BIC Classification: HBTB; LAZ; LNJS; WSJT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 13. Weight in Grams: 227.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- First Printing
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700616039
- ISBN
- 9780700616039
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.16
€ 35.16
Paperback. Aaron Burr was an enigma even in his own day. Founding father and vice president, he engaged in a duel with Alexander Hamilton resulting in a murder indictment that effectively ended his legal career. This book unveils a cast of characters ensnared by politics and law at the highest levels of government. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBTB; LAZ; LNF. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2008
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615926
- ISBN
- 9780700615926
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.69
€ 34.69
Paperback. Examines Indian gaming in detail: what it is, how it became on of the most politically charged phenomena for tribes and states today, and the legal and political compromises that shape its present and will determine its future. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JFFH; LNTX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700615537
- ISBN
- 9780700615537
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.42
€ 35.42
Paperback. Recounts how the cashier of the Baltimore branch of the Second Bank of the US refused to pay Maryland's tax on the bank and how that act precipitated a showdown in the Supreme Court. This book provides a virtual constitutional history of the first fifty years of the nation. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 232 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNP. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 17. Weight in Grams: 318.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614738
- ISBN
- 9780700614738
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.00
€ 36.00
Paperback. Dollree Mapp defied a predominantly white police force by challenging the legality of its search-and-seizure methods. This work follows the police raid into her home and chronicles the events that led to the Court's 5-4 ruling in Mapp v Ohio, which redefined the rights of the accused and set limits on how police could obtain and use evidence. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LAZ; LND. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 18. Weight in Grams: 308.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2006
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700614417
- ISBN
- 9780700614417
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.70
€ 35.70
Paperback. "Privacy" isn't even mentioned in the US Constitution. It took the Supreme Court's ruling in Griswold v. Connecticut (1965) to bestow constitutional protection upon this right. John Johnson's critique of Griswold - which observes its 40th anniversary on June 7, 2005 - reminds us once again of its crucial impact on both American law and society. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBLW3; LND; LNTJ. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 21. Weight in Grams: 349.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2005
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613786
- ISBN
- 9780700613786
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.96
€ 35.96
Paperback. Supreme Court confirmations remain highly contentious and controversial, due to the Senate's effort to curb the potential excesses of executive. Michael Comiskey offers an analysis of that process to date. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LNAA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 25. Weight in Grams: 449.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613472
- ISBN
- 9780700613472
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 36.61
€ 36.61
Paperback. The Santeria religion of Cuba - the Way of the Saints - mixes West African Yoruba culture with Catholicism. Similar to Haitian voodoo, Santeria has long practiced animal sacrifice in certain rites. Here, David O'Brien illuminates this controversy and its significance for law, government, and religion in America. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 1KBB; LND. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2004
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Edition
- 0th Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700613038
- ISBN
- 9780700613038
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 34.64
€ 34.64
The Slaughterhouse Cases: Regulation, Reconstruction, and the Fourteen...
Labbe, Ronald M., Lurie, Jonathan
Hardcover. The Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, ratified in 1868, sought to protect the rights of newly freed slaves, but it was first put to the test in a row between the butchers and state of New Orleans five years later. This study analyses the case and the controversial Supreme Court decision. Num Pages: 328 pages, 12 illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JH; HBJK; HBLL; JPHC; LND. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 27. Weight in Grams: 694.
- Format
- Hardback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612901
- ISBN
- 9780700612901
Hardback
Condition: New
€ 74.84
€ 74.84
Paperback. Tracing the litigations, highlighting the pivotal role of the NAACP, and including incisive portraits of key players, this book simply but powerfully shows that "Brown" not only changed the national equation of race and caste, it also changed our view of the Court's role in American life. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLW; JPVH1; LNDA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 216 x 140 x 23. Weight in Grams: 390.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- University Press of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612895
- ISBN
- 9780700612895
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 42.64
€ 42.64
Paperback. In the late 1960s an Amish community considered state education detrimental to its own values. When the state claimed truancy and took Jonas Yoder to court, a legal battle of landmark proportions followed. This volume is a complete and compelling account of the Yoder case. Series: Landmark Law Cases and American Society. Num Pages: 216 pages, bibliographical references, index. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; HBT; HRCC99; LA; LND; LNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 216 x 139 x 13. Weight in Grams: 272.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2003
- Publisher
- Univ Pr of Kansas
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780700612734
- ISBN
- 9780700612734
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 35.48
€ 35.48