Law

1. In the Balance: Law and Politics on the Roberts Court

   Mark Tushnet

   An examination of the initial years of the Roberts Court and the intellectual battle between Roberts and Kagan for leadership.More

2. A Wild Justice: The Death and Resurrection of Capital Punishment in America

   Evan J. Mandery

   Drawing on never-before-published original source detail, the epic story of two of the most consequential, and largely forgotten, moments in Supreme Court history.More

3. Law for Architects: What You Need to Know

   Robert F. Herrmann, Menaker & Herrmann LLP

   An essential reference for practitioners, emphasizing how legal concepts affect the process of bringing architectural vision to reality.More

4. Flagrant Conduct: The Story of Lawrence v. Texas

   Dale Carpenter

   A 2012 New York Times Notable Book
   
   "A real-life detective story that reveals the drama behind the scenes of a great Supreme Court victory for human rights." —Linda GreenhouseMore

5. Gunfight: The Battle over the Right to Bear Arms in America

   Adam Winkler

   A provocative history that reveals how guns—not abortion, race, or religion—are at the heart of America's cultural divide.More

6. Life Without Lawyers: Restoring Responsibility in America

   Philip K. Howard

   How to restore the can-do spirit that made America great, from the author of the best-selling The Death of Common Sense.More

7. The Terror Presidency: Law and Judgment Inside the Bush Administration

   Jack Goldsmith

   A central player’s account of the clash between the rule of law and the necessity of defending America.More

8. Equal: Women Reshape American Law

   Fred Strebeigh

   The dramatic, untold story of how women battled blatant inequities in America's legal system.
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9. A Court Divided: The Rehnquist Court and the Future of Constitutional Law

   Mark Tushnet

   "An incisive consideration of the Supremes, offering erudite yet accessible clues to legal thinking on the most important level."--Kirkus ReviewsMore

10. A Murder in Virginia: Southern Justice on Trial

    Suzanne Lebsock

    "[Makes] history, with all its messiness, ugliness, and even humanity, come vividly alive."—Chicago TribuneMore

11. Till Death Us Do Part: A True Murder Mystery

    Vincent Bugliosi, Ken Hurwitz

    "Bugliosi, the quintessential prosecutor, has written a crime book that should be read by every lawyer and judge in America."—F. Lee BaileyMore

12. The Essentials of New York Mental Health Law: A Straightforward Guide for Clinicians of All Disciplines

    Stephen H. Behnke, Michael L. Perlin, Marvin Bernstein

    Answers to 300 questions most relevant to mental-health practice in New York State.More

13. Political Numeracy: Mathematical Perspectives on Our Chaotic Constitution

    Michael I. Meyerson

    "An engaging and unusual perspective on the no-man's land between mathematics and the law."—John Allen PaulosMore

14. The Holocaust on Trial

    D. D. Guttenplan

    The account of a trial in which the very meaning of the Holocaust was put on the stand.More

15. Proximity to Death

    William S. McFeely

    "A remarkable book—part historical tract, part political manifesto—that examines one of the most bitter issues of contemporary life."—Boston GlobeMore