Public Law

Riveting and an essential timely conversation-starter, Nobody's Victim invites listeners to join Carrie on the front lines of the war against sexual violence and privacy violations as she fights for revenge porn and sextortion laws, uncovers major Title IX violations, and sues the hell out of tech companies, schools, and powerful sexual predators. Her battleground is the courtroom; her crusade is to transform clients from victims into warriors.

Selected as a Finalist for the 2022 Killer Nashville Claymore Award for Best Mystery! TROUBLE IN VALDEZ COUNTY is the first novel in the new Doc Gunther Mystery series, which is centered around a modern-day Texas Ranger assigned to the Texas border with Mexico. A rural Texas border community, mired in corruption, on a lark elects a twenty-seven-year-old woman with absolutely no law enforcement experience as the county sheriff. This throws a wrench in the plans of the local politicos and their cartel backers. When the body of a young woman is discovered during the annual Javelina Harvest, an...

Judicial decisions assessing the constitutional rights of students in the nation’s public schools have consistently generated bitter controversy. The Schoolhouse Gate gives a fresh, lucid, and provocative account of the historic legal battles waged over education and illuminates contemporary disputes that continue to fracture the nation.

Palila v Hawaii. New Zealand's Te Urewera Act. Sierra Club v Disney. These legal phrases hardly sound like the makings of a revolution, but beyond the headlines portending environmental catastrophes, a movement of immense import has been building - in courtrooms, legislatures, and communities across the globe. Cultures and laws are transforming to provide a powerful new approach to protecting the planet and the species with whom we share it.

Holy smokes! Bill Martin is scared out of his mind! With his car in the shop, his sweet daughter-in-law, Aria, has offered to take him to and from work. Alas, contrary to her gentle, soft-spoken nature, Aria apparently has quite a heavy foot while driving. It’s so heavy that, as they head home, poor Bill is gripping the armrest for dear life! But not for long. Suddenly, there is a state trooper right on their tail with lights blaring and siren wailing. Aria is out of her mind with panic as she pulls off the highway and into the breakdown lane. And things go downhill from there. After ...

Este não é um audiolivro de estratégias de negócios. Estratégias mudam de um ano para outro. Este audiolivro é sobre algo permanen­te. Na essência de todo sucesso e fracasso que testemunhei, há algumas regras que sobrevivem ao teste do tempo, aplicam-se a qualquer setor econômico e podem ser utilizadas por qualquer pessoa que queira construir algo grandioso ou se tornar alguém excepcional.

This is the first comprehensive study of the history and evolution of American indecent exposure laws. The study informs a critical analysis of the role of courts as custos morum, or custodian of the morals. It contains a detailed constitutional analysis of legal management of morality. The laws are a cornerstone of government regulation of morals, with roots tracing back to seventeenth century English and American cases, laws, and regulations. The state interests protected by indecent exposure laws focus on deterring public behaviors contrary to prevailing moral order and protecting the ...

Medical humiliation from both sides! Dr. Pete Fournier is having one of those days—bored out of his mind working an extra-long shift at a critically understaffed urgent care center. Until he walks into Exam Room #6 and finds his son Eric and daughter-in-law Jill there. Also on hand is one of Pete’s neighbors, police sergeant Sean Driscoll. Pete learns that, while out running, Jill was bitten by an unleashed dog belonging to one of the neighbors… On her bottom. Well, Pete’s day has just gotten a whole lot more interesting! Jill might be shy and modest, but she’s also beautiful and ...

The book draws on public health ethics, public health law, and the histories of occupational and public health to assess the limits of parental choice to expose their children to risks of injury. Chris Nowinski, former Harvard football player and WWE wrestler, provides a timely and insider's perspective on these critical issues in the foreword.

In this comprehensive book, we delve into the intricacies of Environmental Law, from its theoretical foundations to international agreements that shape global cooperation for sustainability. Throughout the audobook, crucial themes emerge that underscore the ongoing significance of Environmental Law in building a balanced world.

Medical humiliation from both sides! As if Sally McGovern doesn’t have enough to worry about. It’s bad enough that she has to host her husband Joe’s retirement party for his family—and they’re not easy to please—but suddenly, she finds herself doubled over with severe stomach pain. Well, it just so happens that their neighbor, Russ Gordon, hurries over with some good news. His son Jimmy is a medical student…and he’ll be right over with his medical bag! Well, that just won’t do. Sally tutored Jimmy for years—he was practically their second son throughout his school years....

The United States has the world’s highest rate of incarceration, a form of punishment that ruins lives and makes a return to prison more likely. With the authority of a prominent legal scholar and the practical insights gained through on-the-ground work on criminal-justice reform, Rachel Barkow explains how dangerous it is to base criminal-justice policy on the whims of the electorate, which puts judges, sheriffs, and politicians in office.

For well over a century, public schools have been a non-partisan gathering place and vital center of civic life in America—but something has changed. In School Moms, journalist Laura Pappano explores the on-the-ground story of how public schools across the country have become ground zero in a cultural and political war as the far-right have made efforts to seek power over school boards.

This essay "Competition Law and Deregulation in Canada" discusses the nature of competition policy and the trend toward deregulation. The principal question considered is whether Canada’s Competition Act is sufficient to fill the gaps left by deregulation? This essay consists of several parts. The first provides the background regarding the history and purpose of competition legislation and policy in Canada. The second part discusses the trend toward deregulation and changes in the marketplace. The third part provides a discussion of several industry case studies (telecommunications, ...

Confessions of a Public Defender describes the experiences of a criminal lawyer. The events and the descriptions in this book are derived from real courtroom experiences. The cases and outcomes are part of David Carson Futch's life experience that he wished had been available to him before law school. The only book he read concerning the actual law school experience was called One L, referring to a first-year law student.

Sometimes the senior partner at your dad's law firm can teach you more than just the legal system.

Conquer the CBP Exam: Your Guide to a Career as a Customs and Border Protection Officer is a comprehensive study guide designed to help aspiring CBP Officers navigate the challenging selection process. The book provides detailed insights into the role of a CBP Officer, emphasizing the importance of protecting the nation’s borders from illegal activities such as terrorism, human trafficking, and smuggling. It covers the key components of the CBP Officer Exam, including logical reasoning, arithmetic reasoning, writing skills, and situational judgment. Each chapter offers in-depth ...

Conquer the Police Officer Exam: Your Concise Guide to Protecting and Serving is designed as a quick, efficient resource to supplement more detailed study materials. This guide focuses on providing a clear and accessible summary of the key skills and concepts tested on the police officer exam. It highlights critical areas such as reading comprehension, logical reasoning, situational judgment, and basic math, offering practical strategies to sharpen your skills. While this guide does not delve into exhaustive detail, it serves as an ideal complement to more comprehensive study resources. ...

Justice is dead. The Justicide Brief traces the historical development of Justice from the Magna Carta to the U.S. Constitution. Describing the Founders' vision for Justice as defined in the Judiciary Act of 1789, the Justicide Brief then continues by describing how that vision has been destroyed. Starting with the Judiciary Act of 1891, by silent approaches and slight deviations from legal modes of procedure, the slow death of Justice is detailed through to the present state of affairs where: (i) decisions are made based upon the practically unreviewable whims of a judge, (ii) the private ...

All Pete Townsend wanted was to spend his third Christmas holiday with his gorgeous wife Melanie quiet and alone for once. It had been a crazy year for the couple, having spent half of it openly exploring Melanie’s wild side and the second half reeling from the consequences. When Pete’s dad invites them to visit him in Chicago for the holiday, Pete’s plans for peace and quiet are flipped on their head. Once again, he finds himself taking a back seat to the unbridled animal inside his wife, unleashed in no small part by his own father, and he is forced to choose whether to fight or ...