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The little-known and under-studied 1807 Insurrection Act was passed to give the president the ability to deploy federal military forces to fend off lawlessness and rebellion, but it soon became much more than the sum of its parts. Its power is integrally linked to the perceived threat of Black American equity in what lawyer and critic Hawa Allan demonstrates is a dangerous paradox. While the act was initially used to repress rebellion against slavery, during Reconstruction it was invoked by President Grant to quell white-supremacist uprisings in the South.

Preparing for the real estate licensing test may be difficult and nerve-racking. That is why I designed this Real Estate License Exam Prep Study Guide in the manner that I did. First and foremost, this book is thorough in that it includes both key content study and assessment practice. Its national key point reviews are a concise summary of tried and tested national concepts and practices that make up the national component of state licensure tests from coast to coast. With this comprehensive guide, you may save time and study only the most often asked questions.

In October 1997, a clever young law student at the Australian National University made a bizarre plan to murder her devoted boyfriend after a dinner party at their house. Some of the dinner guests—most of them students—had heard rumours of the plan. Nobody warned Joe Cinque. He died one Sunday, in his own bed, of a massive dose of Rohypnol and heroin. His girlfriend and her best friend were charged with murder.

The No-Nonsense Guide to Divorce: Getting Through and Starting Over is the book you need now if you find yourself facing divorce. Written by an experienced family law attorney, the book is an often blunt, sometimes funny, always empathetic look at one of the most challenging times in your life. In a clear, concise, and contemporary voice, Lori Hellis covers the full spectrum of divorce issues from beginning to end, from how to start and what temporary measures to take to deciding child custody and parenting time, calculating child and spousal support, and dividing property.

David Edey wants to save you a lot of trouble! In this self-help audiobook, he clearly, concisely, and repeatedly explains why it is important that every individual appoint an executor of their estate; what it means to be an executor of an estate; and how having a knowledgeable and responsible executor can help ensure a family’s wealth, welfare, health, and future happiness. The audiobook is filled with advice, tips, and many real-life examples demonstrating what can go wrong (and what can go right).

If you're skeptical about changing society's discriminatory treatment of people with dwarfism and other disabilities, Van Etten offers hope with these words: "Advocacy makes change possible when people call out what is wrong, care enough to stand up for what is right, commit to the cause for as long as it takes, and have confidence in God's power to change hearts". Van Etten repeatedly demonstrates the power of advocacy in this audiobook.

Divorce can be a challenging and scary undertaking, especially if you’re a high-net-worth woman worried about your ongoing financial security. Move Forward Confidently can guide you through the process. It is intended to help you take control of your financial future during and after the divorce so you can have a positive outcome. Because every divorce choice you make is like a business decision, approach it with knowledge and confidence. This is your business plan, designed to provide you with information to navigate smoothly through the divorce process and beyond.

Could your business be worth five times more? The Fortune 500 know the secret. The largest companies in your industry do, too. Your competition may also be leveraging it. So why aren’t you? The number one multiplier effect of any business is intellectual property - patents, trademarks, copyrights, trade secrets, servicemarks, and the people who create all of them. In most businesses, the most valuable asset - employees who make things and solve problems - walk out the door everyday. So then how do you capture the value of those ideas and convert them into assets?

A tese investiga A transparência como impulso a práticas judiciais responsáveis no âmbito da Justiça do Trabalho: uma análise teórico-institucional, assentando-se em três eixos: Justiça do Trabalho, conceito de transparência e responsabilidade do julgador. Assim, procuram-se os caminhos que, na Justiça do Trabalho, efetivam a transparência como elemento capaz de promover práticas judiciais responsáveis, conjugando qualidade com eficiência - julgar bem de modo célere -, com especial apoio das novas tecnologias.

Justice Ruth Bader Ginburg is for many a truly iconic Supreme Court Justice. This volume reviews some landmark cases, in which she was a key participant. Justice Ginsburg was a fierce advocate for sexual equality, and was the founding director of the Women's Rights Project at the ACLU including arguing cases before the Supreme Court on many occasions.

Justice Scalia served on the US Supreme Court for almost 30 years and was in many way the Conservative anchor of the court after his appointment by President Reagan in 1986. Justice Scalia was well-known for his intellectual firepower; acerbic writing; a preference for ideology over pragmatism; and conservatism based on Catholic theology, legal formalism, and economic libertarianism. This audiobook displays all of those aspects through five cases that showcase Scalia's legal perspectives.

Als ein Whistleblower dem Rechercheteam der Süddeutschen Zeitung Tausende Kontodaten der Credit Suisse zuspielt, stoßen die Enthüllungsjournalisten Hannes Munzinger, Frederik Obermaier und Bastian Obermayer auf Diktatoren, Geheimdienstchefs, Könige, Kardinäle und ganz normale Superreiche. Sie alle deponierten Geld in der Schweiz, darunter Geld, das der Allgemeinheit gehört. Manche hatten es in ihren Ländern geraubt, andere wollten dafür keine Steuern zahlen.

Questo testo affronta i temi che da sempre attraggono e tormentano i giuristi. Come rappresentare e spiegare il concetto di diritto, la nozione della giustizia e l'istituzione dello Stato? Lo sguardo critico e lucido di Nicolás Gómez Dávila conduce il lettore all'interno di un percorso storico e speculativo, fino a tracciare una nuova mappa del giuridico, quanto mai ricca di fascino.

Complete Family Wealth: Wealth as Well-Being provides proven tools and best practices for families of means to use in maturing, maintaining, and managing personal and legacy wealth long into the future. The book is divided into three parts: the "what" - what is meant by family, wealth, and enterprise; the "who" - the persons crucial to family enterprise flourishing; and the "how" - specific practices families can use to enhance and grow family wealth.

Uma das mais importantes obras da área de negócios, Como chegar ao sim já ajudou milhões de pessoas a adotar uma forma mais inteligente, amistosa e eficaz de negociar. Baseado no trabalho do Projeto de Negociação de Harvard, ele oferece um método direto e prático para obter acordos que satisfaçam todas as partes envolvidas. As dicas e técnicas são acompanhadas de exemplos reais e podem ser aplicadas a qualquer situação, não importa se você estiver pedindo um aumento, lidando com problemas familiares, resolvendo questões de negócios ou buscando evitar uma guerra.

It wasn’t long ago that liberal icons, including the late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, were against the idea of overhauling the court for political gain. But now, in the Biden era, more and more powerful Democrats are getting behind the cause, claiming the high court is broken and actively dismantling our democracy. Even Joe Biden—who once called court-packing a “bonehead idea”—gave in to the progressive wing of his party, appointing a committee to examine “reforms” to the court after being sworn in as president.

This volume examines the Supreme Court's landmark decisions relating to First Amendment rights, including the freedom of speech, freedom of the press, the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and the right to petition the government for a redress of grievances. The book discusses how the Court's actions relating to freedom of expression have evolved over recent decades and in light of recent events. Cases discussed include Alvarez (2012), USAID (2013), Heffernan (2016), Packingham (2017), and Iancu (2019).

The volume reviews modern US Supreme Court landmark cases relating to the topic of abortion. Cases covered include Roe v. Wade, Griswold v. Connecticut, City of Akron v. Akron Center for Reproductive Health, Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pa. v. Casey, Gonzales v. Carhart, and recent developments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson and Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health. The book reviews the decisions and rationale of the Court and how it has evolved. The oral arguments and opinion announcements from key cases are also included.

In this must-have book for both new advocates and experienced trial attorneys, veteran trial lawyer John P. Blumberg shows the listener how persuasion science can lead to successful jury verdicts. Blumberg's new methodology for approaching courtroom advocacy solves the mystery of what makes certain strategies successful, and why information is accepted or rejected by jurors.

Reporting from the heart of the courtroom, this book sees barrister Harriet Johnson dissect the problems in our policing, laws and culture. How can we hold the police accountable, take stalking seriously and make justice a reality for sexual assault survivors? This is an unforgettable case for change and a clear plan of how we can make it happen.