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Representing the Professional Athlete

Peter Carfagna
2018

Representing the Professional Athlete begins with a comprehensive overview of the complex regulatory framework pertaining to the legal representation of pre-professional NCAA Student-Athletes. It then continues to provide the reader with an interactive, hands-on guide to negotiating, drafting, and... (view more)
Intellectual Property: Patents, Trademarks, and Copyright in a Nutshell

Michael H. Davis and Arthur R. Miller
2018

Authors Michael Davis and famed Harvard professor Arthur Miller provide authoritative coverage on the foundations of patents, trademarks, and copyright laws. Authoritative treatment of all relevant doctrines and the latest statutory and judicial changes. Text further addresses relevant torts,... (view more)
U.S. Federal Income Taxation of Individuals 2019

Deborah A. Geier
2018

This is the sixth version of this textbook, updated through December 2018 for use beginning January 2019, incorporating the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

This textbook is not intended to be an exhaustive treatise; rather, it is intended to... (view more)
Prosecuting Juvenile Piracy Suspects: The International Legal Framework

Milena Sterio
2018

Duncan Gaswaga, a former judge of the Seychelles Supreme Court who has presided over numerous piracy trials, asked the following question: "What is a judge to do when a bearded piracy suspect facing justice asserts that he is fourteen?"... (view more)
Secession in International Law: A New Framework

Milena Sterio
2018

Secession in International Law argues that the effective development of criteria on secession is a necessity in today’s world, because secessionist struggles can be analyzed through the legal lens only if we have specific legal rules to apply. Without... (view more)
Veterans Benefits: A Legal Research Guide (Legal Research Guides Volume 69)

Lauren M. Collins
2017

This research guide covers the broad topic of benefits available to military veterans by providing information on benefits covering education, health, disability compensation, employment protection and preference, taxes and lending, and housing loans. It also touches on state law... (view more)
U.S. Federal Income Taxation of Individuals 2018

Deborah A. Geier
2017

This is the fifth version of this textbook, updated through December 2017 for use beginning January 2018, incorporating the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act.

This textbook is not intended to be an exhaustive treatise; rather, it is intended to... (view more)
The Ethical and Legal Consequences of Posthumous Reproduction: Arrogance, Avarice and Anguish

Browne C. Lewis
2017

Posthumous reproduction refers to the procedure that enables a child to be conceived using the gametes of a dead person. Advances in reproductive technology mean it is now possible to assist in creating a life after you die, and... (view more)
U.S. Federal Income Taxation of Individuals 2017

Deborah A. Geier
2016

This is the fourth version of this textbook, updated through December 2016 for use beginning January 2017.

This textbook is not intended to be an exhaustive treatise; rather, it is intended to be far more useful than that for... (view more)
Law of Wills

Browne C. Lewis
2016

This casebook is designed to train law students to think and act like probate attorneys. It is meant to be used in conjunction with the author's book The Law of Trusts. This book's focus is problem-solving... (view more)
Engaging with Social Rights: Procedure, Participation, and Democracy in South Africa's Second Wave

Brian Ray
2016

From the Publisher:

With a new and comprehensive account of the South African Constitutional Court's social rights decisions, Brian Ray argues that the Court's procedural enforcement approach has had significant but underappreciated effects on law and policy and challenges... (view more)
Business Organizations

Chris Sagers and Theresa A. Gabaldon
2016

Business Organizations is a pedagogically rich book that recaptures student engagement in the course without sacrificing basic rigor. The traditional coverage of most books in the field is retained, but modernized in reflecting the importance of unincorporated entities and... (view more)
The Law of Antitrust: An Integrated Handbook (Hornbook Series)

Chris Sagers, Lawrence A. Sullivan, and Warren S. Grimes
2016

This updated edition of a venerable antitrust law treatise will meet the needs of lawyers, judges, scholars, and students. As in prior editions, it provides a clear statement of the law, visits unresolved issues and areas of controversy, and... (view more)
U.S. Federal Income Taxation of Individuals 2016

Deborah A. Geier
2015

This is the third version of this textbook, updated through December 2015 for use beginning January 2016.

This textbook is not intended to be an exhaustive treatise; rather, it is intended to be far more useful than that for... (view more)
Handbook on the Scope of Antitrust

Chris Sagers
2015

Throughout its life, federal antitrust law has been subject to literally dozens of limitations. Specific statutory exemptions have existed since 1914 and currently about 30 of them remain in force. Antitrust is likewise limited by several distinct, voluminous bodies... (view more)
Prosecuting Maritime Piracy: Domestic Solutions to International Crimes

Milena Sterio, Michael P. Scharf, and Michael A. Newton
2015

This book addresses maritime piracy by focusing on the unique and fascinating issues arising in the course of domestic piracy prosecutions, from the pursuit and apprehension of pirates to their trial and imprisonment. It examines novel matters not addressed... (view more)
Environmental justice: a legal research guide

Lauren M. Collins
2014

Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, national origin, or income with respect to the development, implementation, and enforcement of environmental laws, regulations, and policies. There has not always been... (view more)
The Heritage guide to the Constitution

David Forte
2014

"Everything you thought you knew about the Constitution and more-broken down, spelled out, and expounded upon. The Heritage Foundation presents its updated Guide to the Constitution, the preeminent and invaluable reference (with clause-by-clause analyses) for policymakers and students, alike.... (view more)
U.S. Federal Income Taxation of Individuals 2015

Deborah A. Geier
2014

This is the second version of this textbook, updated through January 2015.

This textbook is not intended to be an exhaustive treatise; rather, it is intended to be far more useful than that for beginning tax law students by... (view more)
Antitrust: examples & explanations

Christopher Sagers
2014

Publisher summary: This law text strives to make economic theory understandable to students without previous background in economics, and to relate economic theory to antitrust issues. Opening chapters introduce basics of economic theory in an intuitive way without mathematics,... (view more)
Federal Land Use Law & Litigation

Alan Weinstein and Brian W. Blaesser
2014

This 2014 edition covers several important recent developments in this field. These include:

The Supreme Court’s ruling in Brandt Revocable Trust et al v. United States, which involved the general question of whether the federal government retains a reversionary... (view more)
U.S. Federal Income Taxation of Individuals

Deborah A. Geier
2013

This textbook is not intended to be an exhaustive treatise; rather, it is intended to be far more useful than that for beginning tax law students by equipping the novice not merely with unmoored detail but rather with a... (view more)
The Law of Trusts

Browne C. Lewis
2013
Special Education Law: Cases and Materials, 4th edition

Ralph D. Mawdsley, Mark C. Weber, Roslyn Z. Wolf, and Sarah Redfield
2013

Coverage includes:

• Core Concepts of Special Education Law; • Eligibility and Evaluation; • Residency; • Free, Appropriate Public Education; • Individualized Education Program; • Education in the Least Restrictive Environment; • Related Services; • Due Process Hearings; •... (view more)
The Right to Self-Determination under International Law : 'Selfistans', Secession, and the Great Powers' Rule

Milena Sterio
2013

This book proposes a novel theory of self-determination; the Rule of the Great Powers. This book argues that traditional legal norms on self-determination have failed to explain and account for recent results of secessionist self-determination struggles. While secessionist groups... (view more)