West's Encyclopedia of American Law, Volume 1Thomson/Gale, 2005 - 476 pages West's Encyclopedia of American Law contains a comprehensive overview of American law in 13-volumes covering historical and current terms, concepts, events, movements, cases, and persons significant to U.S law. Including 5,000 entries that range from brief definitions of legal jargon to exhaustive examinations of court-room procedure, from explanations of complex topics such as civil rights to biographies of standout attorneys, from analyses of controversial issues such as gun control to transcripts of crucial Supreme Court decisions. Each entry was written, updated, and reviewed by lawyers and professors with the layperson or beginning student in mind.The layout of this edition includes: Entries contain definition and explanatory text The 94 sidebars provide brief highlights and add informative details of some facets of main entries while the 89 In Focus pieces complement main entries with details and arguments on interesting, important, or controversial issues Two appendix volumes contain over one hundred primary documents, including: milestone Supreme Court decisions & briefs; foundations of U.S. law; civil rights laws and commentary; presidential speeches; and scholarly essaysTopics in this edition include: Abandonment Absentee voting Defamation Defense of Marriage Act of 1996 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty Internet Fraud Movie rating Patent and Tradem Roman Law Martin Van Buren And much more |
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... AUTHORITY Source of law that a judge must evaluate when making a decision in a case . For example , statutes from the same state where a case is being brought , or higher court decisions , are binding authority for a judge . According ...
... AUTHORITY Source of law that a judge must evaluate when making a decision in a case . For example , statutes from the same state where a case is being brought , or higher court decisions , are binding authority for a judge . According ...
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... authority - usually a city or county - may award one or more franchises within its jurisdiction ; in practice , most have chosen one . Franchising authorities are authorized to require cable oper- ators to reserve channel space for ...
... authority - usually a city or county - may award one or more franchises within its jurisdiction ; in practice , most have chosen one . Franchising authorities are authorized to require cable oper- ators to reserve channel space for ...
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... authority . It complements a building permit a document that must be filed by the applicant with the local authority before construction to indicate that the proposed construction will adhere to zoning laws . In legal practice , the ...
... authority . It complements a building permit a document that must be filed by the applicant with the local authority before construction to indicate that the proposed construction will adhere to zoning laws . In legal practice , the ...
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