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This digital document is an article from Dictionary of American History, brought to you by Gale®, a part of Cengage Learning, a world leader in e-research and educational publishing for libraries, schools and businesses.The length of the article is 320 words.The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase.You can view it with any web browser.Focuses on cultures and countries around the world, specifically what is and is not shared culturally by the people who live in a particular country. Entries contain descriptive summaries of the country in question, including demographic, historical, cultural, economic, religious, and political information. ... Read more

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Law of the United States. United States Constitution, United States Statutes at Large, United States Code, Civil Rights Act of 1871, Privacy laws of the United States, Federal Rules of Civil Procedure ... Read more

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This report discusses Qui tam, which, enlists the public in the recovery of civil penalties and forfeitures. It rewards with a portion of the recovered proceeds those who sue in the government's name. A creature of antiquity, once common, today qui tam lives on in federal law only in the False Claims Act and in two minor examples found in patent and Indian protection laws. ... Read more

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This authoritative discussion of legislation and the political process covers the subject in depth, from legislative history to interpretation; text and context; compromise; and legislative action and inaction after passage of legislation. Expert commentary, case studies, case notes, and examples explain points under consideration. Thought-provoking questions hone students' legal reasoning and help ensure comprehension. ... Read more

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The book has no illustrations or index. It may have numerous typos or missing text. However, purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original rare book from the publisher's website (GeneralBooksClub.com). You can also preview excerpts of the book there. Purchasers are also entitled to a free trial membership in the General Books Club where they can select from more than a million books without charge. Original Publisher: New York : Baker, Voorhis ... Read more

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A true story about an innocent citizen, Mark Nelson, who wasarrested by the FBI and accused of a heinous crime.Two days afterhis arrest one of the two actual criminals confessed to the crime andexonerated Nelson of any wrongdoing.The FBI, after already informingsuperiors that Nelson was guilty, kept him under arrest for overeleven months.This book is Mark Nelson's fight to restore his name,regain access to his twin daughters, and to put certain FBI specialagents on trial for their abuse of power. ... Read more

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Most new law is statutory law; that is, law enacted by legislators. An important question, therefore, is how should this law be interpreted by courts and agencies, especially when the text of a statute is not entirely clear. There is a great deal of scholarly literature on the rules and legal materials courts should use in interpreting statutes. This book takes a fresh approach by focusing instead on what judges should do once the legal materials fail to resolve the interpretive question. It challenges the common assumption that in such cases judges should exercise interstitial lawmaking power. Instead, it argues that--wherever one believes the interpretive inquiry has failed to resolve the statutory meaning--judges can and should use statutory default rules that are designed to maximize the satisfaction of enactable political preferences; that is, the political preferences of the polity that are shared among enough elected officials that they could and would be enacted into law if the issue were on the legislative agenda.

These default rules explain many recent high-profile cases, including the Guantánamo detainees case, the sentencing guidelines case, the decision denying the FDA authority to regulate cigarettes, and the case that refused to allow the attorney general to criminalize drugs used in physician-assisted suicide.