Publisher Gale

Format

eBook

2nd Edition 1st Edition

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Publisher

Gale

Volume

Copyright

2017

ISBN13

9781410325310

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Print

Shipped Weight

2.3500

Grade Level

10th Grade - College Senior

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American Law Yearbook Series
Overview

American Law Yearbook gather together the top legal stories of the previous year, discussed in concise entries written by legal experts. Contents include the full U.S. Supreme Court docket as well as important lower court decisions and interesting cases in the public eye.
Features & Benefits

Lists previous year's executive orders

features a selection of excerpted primary documents from entries covered in the book

provides cases cited and subject index.
What's New

All entries in this volume are original, created content (see Table of Contents for listing.)
Preface.
Abortion.
Abuse of Power.
In Focus: Congress's Constitutional Duty to Advise and Consent to Presidential Nominees for the Supreme Court.
Affirmative Action.
Animal Rights.
Antitrust Law.
Arbitration.
Attorney's Fees.
Bankruptcy.
Banks and Banking.
Bribery.
Capital Punishment.
Class Action.
Clean Water Act.
Consumer Protection.
Copyright.
Criminal Procedure.
Cyber Crime.
Defenses.
In Focus: Political Campaign Rhetoric: Defamation or Opinion?
Discrimination.
Double Jeopardy.
Drugs and Narcotics.
Due Process.
Education Law.
Elected Official Misconduct.
Election Law.
Environmental Law.
ERISA.
Establishment Clause.
Executive Orders.
Fair Labor Standards Act.
Federal Communications Commission.
Federal Tort Claims Act.
Federal Trade Commission.
Federalism.
First Amendment.
Fourth Amendment.
Free Exercise Clause.
Freedom of Information Act.
Full Faith and Credit Clause.
Gambling.
Gay and Lesbian Rights.
Gun Control.
Hate Crime.
Health Care.
Immigration.
Immunity.
International Law.
Judicial Misconduct.
Jurisdiction.
Jury.
Labor Law.
Legal Education.
Medical Malpractice.
Murder.
National Security.
Native American Rights.
Patents.
Perjury.
Police Power.
In Focus: Police Body Cameras and the Public's Right to See Recordings.
The Prison Litigation Reform Act.
Prisoners' Rights.
Privacy.
Product Liability.
Racial Discrimination.
Racketeering.
Reapportionment.
Reproductive Rights.
RICO.
Right to Privacy.
In Focus: Unlocking the iPhone - Right of Privacy Versus National Security.
Same Sex Marriage.
Search and Seizure.
Second Amendment.
Securities.
Separation of Powers.
Sex Offenses.
Sexual Assault.
Sixth Amendment.
Sovereign Immunity.
Standing to Sue.
Supreme Court Justice.
In Focus: What Was Justice Scalia's True Legacy?
Tax Haven.
Tax Inversions.
Technology.
Terrorism.
Trademarks.
Transgender.
Unions.
Veterans' Rights.
Voting Rights.
Water Rights.
Bibliography.
Glossary.
Abbreviations.
Table of Cases Cited.
Index by Name and Subject.
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