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New York Law Journal

Rakoff Book Colors Outside the Lines

If you want the views of a judge who has seriously studied the issues and can give you his objective views, leaving his self-applause in the cloak room, read this book.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

A History of One of America's Foremost Unelected Leaders

This incredibly well written, fact-laden book provides the reader with an understanding of our current world order in retrospect to the past five decades.
13 minute read

New York Law Journal

Obama Memoir Recounts 'New Kind of Politics'

'A Promised Land' focuses on Barack Obama's improbable 2008 rise to the presidency and first 30 months in the White House.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Look Back at the Clear and Present Danger of Free Speech During the First World War

Eric T. Chester's "Free Speech and the Suppression of Dissent During World War I," published in 2020, examines the Supreme Court's wartime free speech jurisprudence and Justice Holmes' role in its formulation. Chester also examines how the executive and legislative branches mobilized the country for war and, as an integral part of that preparation, aggressively suppressed any anti-war activism that could have detracted from the war effort.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

JFK Coming of Age in the American Century, 1917-1956

In contrast with other Kennedy biographies which portrayed JFK as a dreamy, disorganized, underachiever, this book emphasizes the young Kennedy's obvious gifts. An intense curiosity, bookishness, a love of history and english along with intellectual creativity all distinguished him.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

The 'Unfair Advantage'

This Fifth Edition is an extraordinary work that covers in essential detail the intricacies of commercial practice and virtually all civil practice in New York state.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

American Law, Infectious Disease and the COVID-19 Response

At its core, the book advocates adherence to the ancient Ciceronian ideal that the health of the people is the supreme law.
7 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Essential Features of Modern Contract Law

Prof. Lea Brilmayer's new book, Contracts: The Five Essential Concepts, is a refreshing contribution that deserves to be in the hands of every law student, law professor, bar exam prepper, practicing lawyer, and even non-lawyers who might be curious enough to understand the legal architecture governing American contract law.
5 minute read

New York Law Journal

A Riveting Account of 'Duncan v. Louisiana', Civil Rights and Courageous Lawyers

Van Meter's book is far more than a case history.
6 minute read

New York Law Journal

The Legal Writer's Silver Bullet

Daniel Kornstein's new book, "Legal Writing and the Lone Ranger," introduces innovative concepts with an easy-to-read style. In entertaining language, it offers concrete examples and simple advice on how to become a better writer — and better lawyer.
6 minute read

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