Federal Jurisdiction category: 95 books
The Nominee
A Political and Spiritual Journey
Language: English
Release Date: October 11, 2013
President George W. Bush nominated Leslie H. Southwick in 2007 to the federal appeals court, Fifth Circuit, based in New Orleans. Initially, Southwick seemed a consensus nominee. Just days before his hearing, though, a progressive advocacy group distributed the results of research it had conducted...
The People's Advocate
The Life and Legal History of America's Most Fearless Public Interest Lawyer
Language: English
Release Date: September 1, 2013
The Constitutional attorney’s memoir offers “fascinating and horrifying” accounts of over a dozen historic legal cases—from Watergate to Iran/Contra (Foresight).
In this captivating memoir, attorney Daniel Sheehan recounts his path to becoming a public defense lawyer and takes you behind...
by Elizabeth De La Vega
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2011
A New York Times Bestseller
What if there were a fraud worse than Enron and no one did anything about it?
In United States v. George W. Bush et. al., former federal prosecutor Elizabeth de la Vega brings her twenty years of experience and her passion for justice to the most important case of...
Contractors in the Government Workplace
Managing the Blended Workforce
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2010
As the government increasingly uses commercial augmentation to perform many of its most basic functions, it is critically important that all employees understand the rules, expectations and boundaries that define the government-contractor relationship. The enormous shortfall of experienced acquisition...
A Citizen's Guide to Impeachment
A Citizen's Guide to Impeachment
Language: English
Release Date: September 12, 2017
Impeachment is based upon “those offences which proceed from the misconduct of public men, or, in other words, from the abuse or violation of some public trust … as they relate chiefly to injuries done immediately to the society itself.” —Alexander Hamilton
A non-partisan guide to a...
Above the Law
Secret Deals, Political Fixes and Other Misadventures of the U.S. Department of Justice
Language: English
Release Date: January 13, 2015
The U.S. Department of Justice is an institution of vast reach and power over the American people, with little oversight into its internal operations. This book examines the ways that attorneys general, FBI directors, federal prosecutors and other Justice Department officials have often abused their...
Imprisoning Our Sisters
The New Federal Women's Prisons in Canada
Language: English
Release Date: July 11, 2006
Using extensive interviews and previously unexplored archival material, Hayman examines the work of the Task Force on Federally Sentenced Women and assesses the opening of the first three prisons. She questions the notion that prisons can simultaneously "heal" and punish, suggesting that the power of "the prison" inevitably triumphs over the good intentions of reformers.
Diminishing the Bill of Rights
Barron v. Baltimore and the Foundations of American Liberty
Language: English
Release Date: April 13, 2017
The modern effort to locate American liberties, it turns out, began in the mud at the bottom of Baltimore harbor. John Barron Jr. and John Craig sued the city for damages after Baltimore’s rebuilt drainage system diverted water and sediment into the harbor, preventing large ships from tying up at...
by Frederick Cooper, Tsilly Dagan, Rob Howse
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: September 25, 2018
The achievements of the democratic constitutional order have long been associated with the sovereign nation-state. Civic nationalist assumptions hold that social solidarity and social plurality are compatible, offering a path to guarantees of individual rights, social justice, and tolerance for minority...
The Nominee
A Political and Spiritual Journey
Language: English
Release Date: September 23, 2013
President George W. Bush nominated Leslie H. Southwick in 2007 to the federal appeals court, Fifth Circuit, based in New Orleans. Initially, Southwick seemed a consensus nominee. Just days before his hearing, though, a progressive advocacy group distributed the results of research it had conducted...
by Daniel Reynolds, George Williams
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: September 13, 2017
Australia does not have a bill or charter of rights, which means there is no comprehensive law that enshrines human rights in Australia – even though these laws are standard in the rest of the developed world. So what does this mean for the rights of Australian citizens? In this fully revised fourth...
Crime Policy in America
Laws, Institutions, and Programs
Language: English
Release Date: November 21, 2015
The second edition of Crime Policy in America describes the process of policy-making and the substantive nature of policy directions in crime and justice in America, particularly from the beginning of the 1970s. This book examines the nature of presidential policy-making in crime and justice from...
The New Zealand Legislative Council
A Study of the Establishment, Failure and Abolition of an Upper House
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 1972
The New Zealand upper house, the Legislative Council (which bore a marked resemblance to its Canadian counterpart the Federal Senate) was abolished in 1950 in an action which represents one of the most clear-cut examples of pragmatic politics in New Zealand history. It was abolished by the essentially...
by Baby Professor
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: March 15, 2017
History reading and learning can be made so much fun and effective when the right resources are used. By right resources, we mean books that are visually appealing and at the same time, easy to understand. An example would be this American History Book for Seventh Graders. Use this as an introduction to the subject or as a reviewer prior to an exam. Grab a copy today!