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ABA: Focus on Criminal Law and Criminal Justice
A recent listing from ABA Publisging of books which focus on Criminal Law and Criminal Justice.
Do No Wrong: Ethics for Prosecutors and Defenders
By Peter A. Joy and Kevin C. McMunigal
New Publication: CEC Senteniel
Volume 1 Number 1 Spring 2009.
A publication of the Center for Elders and the Courts, National Center for State Courts.
“On behalf of the National Center for State Courts, welcome to the first edition of the CEC Sentinel. We live in challenging times. Simple demographic facts will soon impact every corner of America: There will be more older Americans than at any other time in history, living longer lives…”
Columbia Science and Technology Law Review Goes Open Access
The following is an announcement from Luis Villa, the outgoing Editor-in-Chief of the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review (STLR). Beginning with Volume X STLR will become a “formal open access journal and comply with the recent Durham Statement on open access” and will become the first Columbia journal to publish through the Columbia University Library’s archival quality Academic Commons publication system:
ANNOUNCEMENT AND LETTER:
Most of you know me from past ventures; for those who don’t, my apologies for reaching out to you in this manner, but it is a one-time event that I hope you’ll find it worth your attention.
The Career Clinic: Eight Simple Rules for Finding Work You Love
Review: Dreams From the Monster Factory: A Tale of Prison, Redemption and One Woman’s Fight to Restore Justice to All
Dreams from the Monster Factory: A Tale of Prison, Redemption and One Woman’s Fight to Restore Justice to All by Sunny Schwartz, with David Boodell Scribner, 204 pp., $24.00
Reviewed by Helen Epstein in a forthcoming issue of The New York Review of Books (Volume 56 Number 9 June 11, 2009).
Here is an excerpt from that review:
ABA Publication: Garner on Language and Writing
By Bryan A. Garner
Foreword by Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg
“Bryan Garner has collected over a hundred of his finest essays on writing, language, and style in this substantial anthology. The book includes sections on legal language and lexicography, how to write successfully as a professional, and concludes with chapters on what he calls “bizarreries” –entertaining descriptions of puns, curiosities, vocabulary use, and other hilarious writing escapades. Finally, Garner includes several tributes to great stylists, and concludes with recommendations for making oneself a great writer, grammarian, and stylist”.
The Survey of Library Database Licensing Practices and Related Titles
Published by Research and Markets Ltd. Dublin, Ireland.
The study presents data from 90 libraries – corporate, legal, college, public, state, and non-profit libraries – about their database licensing practices.
More than half of the participating libraries are from the USA, and the rest are from Canada, Australia, the UK, and other countries.
The Jury Expert May 2009
Volume 21, Issue 3 May 2009.
A publication of the American Society of Trial Consultants.
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Guide to Lawyers Representing Religious Organizations
A 2009 publication of the American Bar Association.
” A practical reference for any attorney who is asked to represent a religious organization.”
Guide to Representing Religious Organizations