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The Best American Legal American Writing 2009 introduces readers to the most informative and incisive writing on the subject of legal theory and practice published during the past year. Articles are selected from a diverse collection of popular magazines, newspapers, websites, and journals, including standards such as The New York Times, The Wall Street Journal, and The Washington Post. This book is the most impressive chronicle of the past year in legal writing. All readers with an interest in law or newsworthy legal issues will certainly indulge in this bookshelf trophy.
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Essays in this 5.25x8" collection explore ideas of legality, morality, and responsibility in law. The pieces have been previously published in publications such as The New York Times, Vanity Fair, The Nation, and Newsweek, as well as Harper's, Philadelphia Magazine, and The Atlantic. Some topics include gun rights, Google's gatekeepers, torture and the war on terror, Katrina's hidden race war, divorce and custody rights, and myths of the campus rape movement. Editor Dahlia Lithwick, a contributing editor at Newsweek, has been a frequent guest on the NPR program "Day to Day." Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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