San Antonio College Library

Provides current information on more than 5,000 legal topics. Includes completely revised articles covering important issues, biographies, definitions of legal terms and more. Covers such high-profile topics as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, and physician-assisted suicide.

In this book on the genesis, development, and present-day reality of American law, Friedman explores the law as it is embedded in social life rather than as an isolated body of rules. Along with anecdote and historical detail, he explains how laws are made, from the United States and state constitutions and legislatures to small-town zoning boards, and how law is administered by courts and other agencies. Covering an enormous variety of law -- antitrust,...

"In this fifth edition of his bestselling classic, Jay Feinman provides an authoritative and up-to-date overview of the American legal system. The book covers all the main subjects taught in the first year of law school, and discusses every facet of the American legal tradition, including constitutional law, the litigation process, and criminal, property, and contracts law. Above all, Feinman reveals to readers of all kinds that despite its complexities...