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Research Handbook on Modern Legal Realism
This insightful Research Handbook provides a definitive overview of the New Legal Realism (NLR) movement, reaching beyond historical and national boundaries to form new conversations. Drawing on deep roots within the law-and-society tradition, it demonstrates the powerful virtues of new legal realist research and its attention to the challenges of translation between social science and law. It explores an impressive range of contemporary issues including immigration, policing, globalization, legal education, and access to justice, concluding with and examination of how different social science disciplines intersect with NLR.
Policing in America
Police officers are responsible for maintaining law and order to ensure everyone's safety and well-being. In doing so, they often put their lives on the line, making it a dangerous and challenging profession. In contemporary America, police forces are criticized for disproportionately targeting people of color, offering indemnity to the small percentage of police officers that act unlawfully or otherwise irresponsibly, and using unnecessarily brutal policing practices. The viewpoints in this volume will allow readers to become more familiar with all sides of policing in America through careful examination of relevant facts and opinions.
Policing the Open Road
A Smithsonian Best History Book of the Year Winner of the Littleton-Griswold Prize Winner of the Ralph Waldo Emerson Award Winner of the Order of the Coif Award Winner of the Sidney M. Edelstein Prize Winner of the David J. Langum Sr. Prize in American Legal History Winner of the Berkshire Conference of Women Historians Book Prize “From traffic stops to parking tickets, Seo traces the history of cars alongside the history of crime and discovers that the two are inextricably linked.” —Smithsonian When Americans think of freedom, they often picture the open road. Yet nowhere are we more likely to encounter the long arm of the law than in our cars. Sarah Seo reveals how the rise of the au...
The Taft Court: Volume 10
This work will serve as the authoritative reference text on the Supreme Court during the period of 1921 to 1930, when William Howard Taft was Chief Justice. It will become a point of common reference across multiple disciplines, including history, law, and political science.
New Deal Law and Order
A historian traces the origins of the modern law-and-order state to a surprising source: the liberal policies of the New Deal. Most Americans remember the New Deal as the crucible of modern liberalism. But while it is most closely associated with Roosevelt’s efforts to end the Depression and provide social security for the elderly, we have failed to acknowledge one of its most enduring legacies: its war on crime. Crime policy, Anthony Gregory argues, was a defining feature of the New Deal. Tough-on-crime policies provided both the philosophical underpinnings and the institutional legitimacy necessary to remake the American state. New Deal Law and Order follows President Franklin Roosevelt,...
Traveling Black
A riveting, character-rich account of racial segregation in America that reveals just how central travel restrictions were to the creation of Jim Crow laws—and why “traveling Black” has been at the heart of the quest for racial justice ever since. Why have white supremacists and civil rights activists been so focused on Black mobility? From Plessy v. Ferguson to #DrivingWhileBlack, African Americans have fought for over a century to move freely around the United States. Curious as to why so many cases contesting the doctrine of “separate but equal” involved trains and buses, Mia Bay went back to the sources with some basic questions: How did travel segregation begin? Why were so ma...
Dream, Plan, Execute: The Journey to Small Business Triumph
"Dream, Plan, Execute: The Journey to Small Business Triumph" is the essential guide for aspiring entrepreneurs, crafted from the firsthand experiences of Gabe Pacheco, a seasoned small business entrepreneur. Fueled by his passion for sharing knowledge gained through numerous ventures, Pacheco fills the gap in the market by offering a comprehensive exploration into the intricacies of starting and succeeding in business. From foundational principles to practical tips, this book dives deep into every aspect of launching a business, addressing critical topics such as business planning, branding strategies (including choosing colors and names), and leveraging digital marketing tools for maximum impact in today’s competitive landscape. Pacheco’s insights are not just theoretical; they are drawn from real-world challenges and triumphs, making this book an indispensable companion for anyone embarking on their entrepreneurial journey. Whether you’re starting from scratch or looking to refine your existing business strategy, "Dream, Plan, Execute" equips you with the knowledge and inspiration needed to navigate the path to small business triumph.
In Between and Across
In Between and Across acknowledges the boundaries that have separated different modes of historical inquiry, but views law as a way of talking across them. It recognizes that legal history allows scholars to talk across many boundaries, such as those between markets and politics, between identity and state power, as well as between national borders and the flows of people, capital and ideas around the world.
The Marriage License Bonds of Northampton County, Virginia, from 1706 to 1854
This work contains a list of about 3,500 marriage bonds showing the names of approximately 10,000 brides, grooms, parents, and sureties and the exact date of each bond.
