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IL: UG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 11
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After the Duchess of the Lake catches Violet with Ash, the hired companion at the Palace of the Lake, Violet has no choice but to escape the Jewel or face certain death, so along with Ash and her best friend, Raven, Violet runs away from her unbearable life of servitude--
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Featuring both historic and contemporary issues, The Municipal Judges Book critically analyzes the nature of municipal courts and the judge's role in the Texas criminal justice system. An ideal textbook for new judges and others interested in procedural and substantive laws impacting Texas municipal courts, the content includes (1) an introduction to municipal courts and the Texas judicial system, (2) role of the judge, (3) an overview of judicial...
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The Triangle of Trees and the Old Blue jay is a novel set in the southwest and woven around the criminal justice system. Tandy Jackson a Probation Officer and supervisor working with her small town court, local police and Child Protective Services, has gotten herself enmeshed in a particularly gnarly domestic violence case. She's also mother to a five-year-old son Jakey who seems to know things before he's been told about them and is always one step...
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Get the Summary of David Miraldi's The Edge of Malice in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Richard Thompson and Christopher Martin, drug addicts and robbers, target Marie Grossman at a Burger King drive-thru on December 11, 1987. Marie, a dedicated professional with a background of overcoming adversity, including a traumatic sexual assault and active involvement in civil rights, is shot in the head but manages to...
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Today, statutes make up the bulk of the relevant law heard in federal courts and arguably represent the most important source of American law. The proper means of judicial interpretation of those statutes have been the subject of great attention and dispute over the years. This book provides new insights into the theory and practice of statutory interpretation by courts. Cross offers the first comprehensive analysis of statutory interpretation and...
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I was a young lawyer and the criminal case I describe actually happened to me. I call it a conundrum because although the eventual result was the correct one and justice was done, It would not have been,.had I acted professionally. I made a mess of it but justice was done in the end.
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Esta publicación presenta la evolución del debido proceso, según el esquema de la Convención Americana sobre Derechos Humanos, y enfatiza sus dimensiones novedosas, que se erigen como una verdadera garantía para el ejercicio adecuado y pacífico de los otros derechos humanos.
10) DisOrder in the Court: 31 Funny, Frivolous & Outrageous Lawsuits that Will Make You Laugh Out Loud
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DisOrder in the Court: 31 Funny, Frivolous & Outrageous Lawsuits That Will Make You Laugh Out Loud! There is no doubt that some lawsuits must be litigated in court for a number of reasons. However, there are some lawsuits that probably should never see the light of day in a courtroom. Some are funny, some are frivolous and some are just plain outrageous, but they all beg the question: How did this case ever to go trial? If you were the judge, how...
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La crisis argentina de 2001 afectó la credibilidad del sistema político y golpeó también la legitimidad del máximo órgano del Poder Judicial. El proceso de renovación que se inició entonces implicó cambios en el elenco de jueces de la Corte Suprema así como una serie de reformas destinadas a reforzar el vínculo de la justicia con la ciudadanía y a difundir una nueva imagen de ese tribunal, para dotarlo de mayor transparencia de cara a...
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The Law As It Could Be gathers Fiss's most important work on procedure, adjudication and public reason, introduced by the author and including contextual introductions for each piece-some of which are among the most cited in Twentieth Century legal studies. Fiss surveys the legal terrain between the landmark cases of Brown v. Board of Education and Bush v. Gore to reclaim the legal legacy of the Civil Rights Movement. He argues forcefully for a vision...
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El ensayo gira en torno a cómo y para qué se estudia el derecho. Originalmente fue un discurso que Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. dictó en la Escuela de Derecho del Boston College, y luego se publicó en la Harvard Law Review. El autor destaca que el objeto central de estudio es la predicción, el pronóstico de la incidencia de la fuerza pública por medio de los tribunales. Éste es el hilo conductor de la obra. Un argumento fundamental señala que...
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Dutton Children's Books, an imprint of Penguin Group (USA) LLC
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 8
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250 pages ; 22 cm.
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English
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After spotting fugitive Pete Duffy on the Metro in Washington D.C. and playing a role in his capture, Theodore Boone must face a greater danger than ever before.
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Dutton Children's Books
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 9
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271 p. ; 22 cm.
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English
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Thirteen-year-old Theodore Boone faces his biggest challenge when a new case opens up in Strattenburg and Theo is the prime suspect when the police discover some stolen computer equipment in his locker.
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When Justice Antonin Scalia was found dead in a West Texas hunting lodge, filling his seat on the Supreme Court became a central, and perhaps the deciding, issue in the 2016 presidential election. For many Americans, it was the most important reason to choose Donald Trump over Hillary Clinton. To many, however, the inner workings of the Court remain a mystery. With an overarching concern for what "the left" may do in the near future, Cruz goes behind...
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Colorado State Court Administrator's Office
Pub. Date
2008
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1 online resource (13 p.) : ill. ; 530 KB.
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English
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Drug Court is an innovative alternative to prison with emphasis on accountability and intensive monitoring for drug abusing criminal offenders. The drug court removes defendants from the clogged courtrooms of the traditional criminal justice system, placing them in a new type of courtroom environment where they undergo treatment and counseling, submit to frequent and random drug testing, make regular appearances before the judge and are monitored...
19) The betrothed
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG+ - BL: 5.1 - AR Pts: 11
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Lady Hollis Brite, who grew up at court, is surprised when King Jameson of Corea picks her out of all the young noblewomen to be his bride, but she wonders if this is the life for her, especially when she meets a mysterious young Isolten just before a state visit from the Isolten king.
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Do you know why I pulled you over? That is the epitome of a rhetorical question, and an estimated 100,000 people hear those eight words every day in the United States for scoring a speeding ticket. Some of those tickets may be unwarranted, but only 5 percent of folks try to contest their ticket. Luckily, there is a way you can successfully fight in traffic court without dishing out the dough for an attorney. How to Win Your Case In Traffic Court Without...
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