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  David Davis, Abraham Lincoln's Favorite Judge

  Raymond J. McKoski

  Judge David Davis was one of Abraham Lincoln's strongest and most effective allies. He was instrumental in securing Lincoln's presidential nomination at the 1860 Republican National Convention. This pivotal moment in history stemmed from a long-standing friendship between the two men. Additionally, this event significantly influenced Davis's career, as Lincoln appointed him to the U.S. Supreme Court in 1862.

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  International Law: A Contemporary Approach

  Mark E. Wojcik

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  Illinois Criminal Procedure

  Hugh Mundy

  This unique publication provides a detailed examination of criminal practice and procedure in Illinois, focusing on the constitutional issues—both federal and state—that arise in criminal cases. "Illinois Criminal Procedure" has been thoroughly updated to reflect new legislation and recent decisions from both the U.S. Supreme Court and the Illinois Supreme Court. This edition includes enhanced discussions on topics such as eavesdropping, the Apprendi decision, guilty pleas, appeals, and post-trial and post-sentencing motions. Additionally, it addresses recent developments, including defense motions for DNA testing.

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  Illinois Tort Law

  Bruce L. Ottley, Rogelio A. Lasso, and Michelle J. Poelle

  This treatise offers a comprehensive examination of tort law as it applies within the state of Illinois. The book delves into the principles and case law governing negligence, intentional torts, strict liability, and various defenses. It provides a clear framework for understanding how tort law functions in practice, with illustrative examples and detailed discussions of significant legal precedents. Aimed at law students and practitioners alike, this text serves as an essential resource for navigating the complexities of tort law in Illinois.

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  Critical and Comparative Rhetoric: Unmasking Privilege and Power in Law and Legal Advocacy to Achieve Truth, Justice, and Equity

  Elizabeth Berenguer, Lucy Jewel, and Teri A. McMurtry-Chubb

  The book explores how alternative communication approaches can reshape legal meanings and outcomes to promote inclusivity, equity, and justice, using comparative and critical rhetoric. By challenging traditional norms rooted in White and Euro-centric perspectives, it introduces new rhetorical models derived from diasporic and non-Western cultures. It encourages readers to rethink their understanding of logic and rhetoric, advocating for innovative knowledge-building methods that can address and heal the law's existing structures, which often sustain privilege and power dynamics.

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  Eyewitness Testimony: Strategies and Tactics

  Michael P. Seng and William K. Carroll

  The evidence from the literature is unequivocal in that jurors place significant weight on eyewitness testimony despite its frequent inaccuracy and unreliability. Eyewitness Testimony: Strategies and Tactics offers insights into the perception process, helping to identify potential inadvertent mistakes. It also anticipates the likely direction of errors and provides suggestions for effectively presenting this information to a jury. The book offers practical advice for managing mistaken eyewitnesses at each stage of the legal process, from pretrial proceedings to closing arguments.

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  Introduction to Transactional Lawyering Practice

  Alicia Alvarez and Paul R. Tremblay

  The book delves into various aspects of transactional practice, including essential skills like interviewing and negotiation, ethical considerations, challenges of remote work, community engagement, and relevant substantive law topics. It aims to equip students with the knowledge and skills necessary to excel in transactional settings.

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  Strategies and Techniques for Integrating Diversity, Equity and Inclusion into the Core Law Curriculum: A Comprehensive Guide to DEI Pedagogy, Course Planning, and Classroom Practice

  Teri A. McMurtry-Chubb

  The book emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion learning outcomes and assessments to acknowledge a range of differences and embrace them in the classroom.

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  Antitrust Law: Section 1 of the Sherman Act

  Jeffery M. Cross

  This monograph serves as an introduction for federal judges to Section 1 of the Sherman Act, which is a key component of antitrust law. It outlines the statutory framework of Section 1 and analyzes case law from various circuits. Additionally, it explains the complex issues and procedural matters that often arise in federal litigation.

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  Introduction to Employee Benefits Law

  Kathryn J. Kennedy

  This book serves as an introduction to employee benefits law. With the passage of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, the field of employee benefits law has expanded considerably. ERISA made both labor and tax law changes, mostly applicable to qualified retirement benefit plans. The book's primary focus highlights the qualification requirements of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to retirement benefit plans. However, the book does discuss the ERISA provisions that apply to both retirement benefit plans and welfare benefit plans.

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  Race Unequals: Overseer Contracts, White Masculinities, and the Formation of Managerial Identity in the Plantation Economy

  Teri A. McMurtry-Chubb

  By examining employment contracts between plantation owners and overseers, and the broader legal and social framework of the antebellum South, this book challenges the monolithic image of the White male identity of the era. It reveals how, while race granted White men access to land and enslaved labor, the wealthiest among them employed contracts, public laws, and plantation management strategies to restrict the upward mobility of overseers, the nation's first managerial class. As overseers navigated the complex legal and social landscape of their employment contracts, they forged a unique form of White masculinity tied to their managerial role. This managerial identity, shaped by the demands of plantation labor and the constraints of White supremacy, has left a lasting legacy, potentially influencing the power dynamics and inequities of modern workplaces.

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  Readings in Restorative Justice

  Michael P. Seng, Sheila Murphy, and Allison Trendle

  This book presents a collection of essays demonstrating the application of restorative justice in resolving disputes related to criminal and civil matters, civil rights issues, and other conflicts both nationally and internationally. Each essay is accompanied by thought-provoking discussion questions.

  Individuals invested in societal improvement will find value in reading this book. The essays are primarily intended for use in college and university courses within disciplines such as sociology, political science, public health, psychology, and criminal justice. Additionally, law students, who are the future custodians of justice, will find this book beneficial. It will also be particularly useful for civic and religious groups seeking to explore solutions to community issues, spanning public safety, public health, education, civil rights, immigration, and environmental concerns.

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  Commercial Leasing: A Transactional Primer

  Daniel B. Bogart, Celeste M. Hammond, and Tanya Marsh

  This book is the first among legal textbooks to examine a crucial component of real property practice: commercial lease law. Commercial leasing is the lifeblood of commercial real property development in the United States. Real property lawyers regularly represent landlords, tenants, and lenders in the leasing of commercial space. This is true in periods of booming real estate development and periods of economic downturn. Leasing practice is transactional and centers on a single negotiated document—the commercial lease. By the end of a course based on this book, students will have developed a genuine understanding of the commercial office lease's major terms, the parties' goals and objectives to the transaction, and the skills crucial to effective representation.

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  Basic Legal Research Workbook

  Amy E. Sloan, Steven D. Schwinn, and John D. Edwards

  The Basic Legal Research Workbook is an essential companion to your legal research coursebook. It offers a thoughtfully selected variety of exercises and assignments designed to help students become familiar with both fundamental online and print research sources. The workbook is organized logically and intuitively, aligning with the research sources covered in first-year Legal Research courses, which include both online and print materials. The research exercises are structured with increasing levels of difficulty, starting with guided research and progressing to open research that demands more advanced skills. Online research exercises gradually teach students how to navigate the latest features of commonly used databases. Additionally, the print assignments cover multiple jurisdictions, which reduces reliance on any single library resource.

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  Eyes on the Prize: Procedures and Strategies for Collecting Money Judgments and Shielding Assets

  Jason J. Kilborn

  This concise handbook is a modern roadmap to civil procedure, focusing on the often-overlooked process of collecting or defending against the collection of money judgments. It guides law students, new practitioners, and interested readers through key aspects such as domestication of judgments, debtor discovery, asset seizure, property liens, exemptions, fraudulent conveyance recovery, and bankruptcy.

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  Modern Real Estate Finance and Land Transfer: A Transactional Approach

  Steven W. Bender, Celeste M. Hammond, and Robert N. Zinman

  Modern Real Estate Finance and Land Transfer provides a clear overview of legal, business, and tax issues in real estate transactions for both commercial and residential contexts. With a focus on real-world applications, students learn the principles of law and mutual consent through examples and problem-solving. The text is suitable for both introductory and advanced courses, organized thematically and chronologically to address Real Estate Sales and Finance while following the lending cycle. Engaging questions help students develop essential skills for the competitive legal landscape.

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  Employee Benefits Law: Qualification and ERISA Requirements

  Kathryn J. Kennedy

  Section I of this book examines the specific qualification requirements of the tax code applicable to employee retirement plans from both the employer and employee perspective. Section II examines specialized employee benefit plans (such as 401(k) plans and welfare benefit plans) and the ERISA rules governing employee benefit plans in general.

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  Judges in Street Clothes: Acting Ethically Off-the-bench

  Raymond J. McKoski

  Judges are bound by strict ethical codes that govern their conduct in and out of the courtroom to maintain public confidence in the judiciary. "Judges in Street Clothes: Acting Ethically Off the Bench" analyzes the rules that limit judges' extrajudicial activities, including charitable and civic involvement.

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  Ranking and Priority of Creditors

  Dennis Faber, Neils Vermunt, Jason J. Kilborn, Tomas Richter, and Ignacio Tirado

  The most detailed comparative work on the priority of creditors is presented in a country-by-country format, offering an in-depth discussion of existing insolvency laws and practices across various jurisdictions. This comprehensive analysis facilitates the legal import of new concepts and best practices, enhancing the understanding of insolvency frameworks. The work is authored by a team of leading international scholars and practitioners in the field of insolvency law, ensuring a high level of expertise and insight.

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  Translating the Social World for Law

  Elizabeth Mertz, William Ford, and Gregory Matoesian

  This book examines the communication gap between legal and social science fields. It provides linguistic tools to foster interdisciplinary research and aims to train a new generation of legal scholars capable of addressing complex social issues.