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Our Nation Unhinged : The Human Consequences Of The War On Terror
How To Protect Elders From Harm

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by James T. O’ReillyPublication Details
BookOceana2009Description
How to Protect Elders from Harm is a useful resource for anyone interested in learning more about protecting elders from insufficient care or maltreatment. In addition, this essential resource helps readers understand the twin legal systems - regulation and litigation - that are often used to respond to elder care issues. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS REFERENCE (MAIN) KF1257 .O727 2009 AVAILABLE
Gay Marriage : For Better Or For Worse? : What We’ve Learned From The Evidence

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William N. Eskridge, Jr. and Darren R. SpedalePublication Details
BookOxford University Press2006Links
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Opponents of same-sex marriage in the United States often claim that allowing gays and lesbians to marry will lead to the downfall of the institution of marriage and will harm children. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) K699 .E85 2006 NEW BOOK(MAIN)
Who Owns Culture? : Appropriation And Authenticity In American Law

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Susan ScafidiPublication Details
BookRutgers University Press2005Links
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From indigenous art to Linux, Susan Scafidi takes the reader on a tour of the no-man?s-land between law and culture, pausing to ask: What prompts us to offer legal protection to works of literature, but not folklore? Providing new insights to communal authorship, cultural appropriation, intellectual property law, and the formation of American culture, this innovative and accessible guide greatly enriches future legal understanding of cultural production. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) KF2979 .S28 2005 AVAILABLE
We The Students : Supreme Court Cases For And About Students

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Jamin B. RaskinPublication Details
Book3rd edCQ Press2008Description
This unique reference has introduced countless students to the field of legal studies by studying Supreme Court issues that directly affect young people. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) KF4150.A7 R37 2008 AVAILABLE
Prisons In America

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Marilyn D. McShanePublication Details
BookLFB Scholarly Pub2008Description
Students will be aided by study questions, supporting web site information and references to popular media sources that coincide with the points raised in Prisons in America. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) HV9471 .M47 2008 AVAILABLE
Women Of Afghanistan In The Post-Taliban Era : How Lives Have Changed And Where They Stand Today

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Rosemarie SkainePublication Details
BookMcFarland & Co2008Description
The book also covers the unique health challenges faced by women and families living in Afghanistan, focusing on recent developments in maternal and reproductive health care, the lingering problems associated with food shortages, and the improved availability of local emergency services and basic health care. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) HQ1735.6 .S385 2008 AVAILABLE
Taking Sides. Clashing Views On Political Issues

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selected, edited, and with introductions by George McKenna and Stanley FeingoldPublication Details
Book16th ed., expandedMcGraw-Hill Higher Education2010Description
TAKING SIDES volumes present current issues in a debate-style format designed to stimulate student interest and develop critical thinking skills. Each issue is thoughtfully framed with an issue summary, an issue introduction, and a postscript or challenge questions. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS REFERENCE (MAIN) JK271 .T37 2010 AVAILABLE
Beyond Straight And Gay Marriage : Valuing All Families Under The Law

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Nancy D. PolikoffPublication Details
BookBeacon Press2008Links
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Beyond (Straight and Gay) Marriage boldly moves the discussion forward by focusing on the larger, more fundamental issue of marriage and the law. ?Amber Hollibaugh, Senior Strategist, National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, and author of My Dangerous Desires: A Queer Girl Dreaming her Way Home “Passionate but completely grounded in reality, Polikoff challenges LGBT rights advocates to see beyond gay equality arguments and question the fundamental fairness of limiting family recognition based on marriage, gay or straight. Hunter, founder of the American Civil Liberties Union Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transgender Project and Professor of Law, Brooklyn Law School “A provocative and perspicuous intervention in one of the most devilish recent debates in U.S. law and politics?In a principled yet pragmatic analysis, Polikoff mounts a compelling case against the continued grip of ‘conjugalism’ on our family law and policy. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) KF538 .P65 2008 AVAILABLE
Wretched Sisters : Examining Gender And Capital Punishment

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Mary Welek AtwellPublication Details
BookPeter Lang2007Links
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Since the United States reinstated the death penalty in 1976, eleven women have been put to death for murder. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) KF9731 .A98 2007 AVAILABLE
American Indians And State Law : Sovereignty, Race, And Citizenship, 1790-1880

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Deborah A. RosenPublication Details
BookUniversity of Nebraska Press2007Links
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American Indians and State Law examines the history of state and territorial policies, laws, and judicial decisions pertaining to Native Americans from 1790 to 1880. Assessing the racial conditions of incorporation into the American civic community, Rosen examines the ways in which state legislatures treated Indians as a distinct racial group, explores racial issues arising in state courts, and analyzes shifts in the rhetoric of race, culture, and political status during state constitutional conventions. (automatically summarized from Amazon.com)Availability
LOCATION CALL # STATUS (LOWER LEVEL) KF8205.Z95 R67 2007 AVAILABLE
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