The Jerome Hall Law Library attempts to obtain at least two copies of all books authored by the Maurer faculty, one for our general collection and one for the faculty writings collection in our Archives Room. Additionally we collect copies of books authored or edited by others, but containing chapters by Maurer faculty. This digital gallery is just a sample of some of the recent books produced by our faculty. If available, links to electronic versions of the book or chapter are included.
Arrangement is by publication year, then by the last name of the faculty member authoring the publication. Use the search box, in the upper left-hand corner, to find a specific author/title.
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Killing McVeigh The Death Penalty and the Myth of Closure
Jody L. Madeira
On April 19, 1995, Timothy McVeigh detonated a two-ton truck bomb that felled the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, killing 168 people. On June 11, 2001, an unprecedented 242 witnesses watched him die by lethal injection. In the aftermath of the bombings, American public commentary almost immediately turned to “closure” rhetoric. Reporters and audiences alike speculated about whether victim’s family members and survivors could get closure from memorial services, funerals, legislation, monuments, trials, and executions. But what does “closure” really mean for those who survive—or lose loved ones in—traumatic acts? In the wake of such terrifying events, is closure a realistic or appropriate expectation? n Killing McVeigh, Jody Lyneé Madeira uses the Oklahoma City bombing as a case study to explore how family members and other survivors come to terms with mass murder. The book demonstrates the importance of understanding what closure really is before naively asserting it can or has been reached.
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Securities Litigation and Enforcement: Cases and Materials, 3rd edtion
Donna M. Nagy, Richard W. Painter, and Margaret V. Sachs
This casebook focuses on federal securities litigation and enforcement, an area of law that burgeoned after the accounting and corporate governance scandals at Enron, WorldCom, and other large corporations. The third edition incorporates a host of important developments since 2007, including: the collapses of Lehman Brothers and Bear Stearns, as well as other aspects of the 2008 financial crisis; the massive Ponzi scheme perpetrated by Bernard Madoff; the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010 and recent SEC rulemaking thereunder; and major Supreme Court decisions such as Janus Capital Group, Inc. v. First Derivative Traders and Morrison v. National Australia Bank, Ltd
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Effective Lawyering: A Checklist Approach to Legal Writing and Oral Argument, Second edition
Austen L. Parrish and Dennis T. Yokoyama
Effective Lawyering takes a unique approach to legal writing and oral advocacy. Many excellent legal writing books exhaustively detail how to write effectively. Those books — which are written primarily for first-year law students and are often several hundred pages long — meticulously explain the dos and don’ts of effective advocacy and provide numerous exercises for students to complete.Effective Lawyering, which can serve as a useful supplement to these lengthy introductory texts, takes a different approach. The book assumes the reader has learned the basics of legal writing, and at most needs only to be reminded about them. The book also assumes that most practitioners (and, for that matter, law students) lack the time to read lengthy discussions of all the subtleties of legal method.
Effective Lawyering concisely describes useful, yet often neglected, writing techniques. The book has pithy discussions of:
(1) ways to avoid recurring, yet frequently overlooked, writing problems;
(2) sensible approaches to writing common legal documents (trial court and appellate briefs, memoranda, letter writing, and academic writing); and
(3) methods for preparing an oral argument.
In addition, it provides the reader with a series of checklists to turn to when undertaking a writing project or preparing for oral argument. In sum, this book is not for the novice who requires a comprehensive guide. Nor is it for the sophisticated writing expert, looking for nuanced discussions about esoteric topics not commonly covered in legal writing books. But it is for practitioners and law students who want to be refreshed on the basics of effective lawyering: fundamentals that they most likely learned in the first year of law school, but perhaps have forgotten.
While maintaining the same structure, tone, and approach of the original edition, the Second Edition of Effective Lawyering provides expanded coverage and more detailed information in every chapter, as well as revised checklists at the end of each chapter.
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A Conflict-of-Laws Anthology, 2nd edition
Gene R. Shreve and Hannah L. Buxbaum
This anthology provides an introduction to the traditions, themes, and main arguments in the conflicts literature. A Conflict-of-Laws Anthology is systematic, comprehensive, and up-to-date. Over seventy selections present the work of leading conflicts scholars from Story and Beale to those writing today. The selections are carefully edited, systematically arranged by chapter and topic, and accompanied by Professor Shreve's meticulous commentary. The book also features numerous aids, including an extensive bibliography, an informative index, and a table of cases that will enable students to tie readings to conflicts course work.
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Politicization of Bureaucracy
Nicholas Almendares
Professor Almendares' contribution is the esssy, "Politicization of Bureaucracy."
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"Affirmative Action," "Brown v. Board of Education," and "Plessy v. Ferguson"
Kevin D. Brown
Professor Brown's entries are titled "Affirmative Action", "Brown v. Board of Education", and "Plessy v. Ferguson".
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Principles of Law & Economics
Daniel H. Cole and Peter Z. Grossman
Principles of Law and Economics is an undergraduate coursebook designed specifically for students with little or no background in economics. Written in a clear, jargon-free style, it provides an overview of the relationship between law and economics, including leading-edge topics such as environmental law, intellectual property law and game theory. Each chapter poses questions and problems to challenge and engage students. Thomas C. Schelling, the 2005 recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, endorses this text.
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Legal Protection for the Individual Employee, 4th edition
Kenneth G. Dau-Schmidt, Robert N. Covington, and Matthew W. Finkin
This book is intended for courses on the individual rights of workers in the employment relationship, independent of courses on the law governing collective bargaining or employment discrimination. It covers the full range of employment law subjects. It has been substantially updated from the last issue to facilitate teaching and to include such topics as the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act (GINA), employee privacy issues in the new information technology, the proposed restatement of employment law, and recent enactments in unemployment compensation and health care. Where appropriate, the book presents interdisciplinary discussions of employment law problems from historical, sociological, and economic perspectives.
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Criticism and Speech of Judges in the United States
Charles G. Geyh
Professor Geyh's contribution, chapter 13, is titled "Criticism and Speech of Judges in the United States".
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The Choreography of Courts-Congress Conflicts
Charles G. Geyh
Professor Geyh's contribution, chapter 1, is titled "The Choreography of Courts-Congress Conflicts."
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What's Law Got to Do With It? What Judges Do, Why They Do It, and What's at Stake (edited by Charles Gardner Geyh)
Charles G. Geyh
In What's Law Got to Do With It?, the nation's top legal scholars and political scientists examine to what extent the law actually shapes how judges behave and make decisions, and what it means for society at large.
Although there is a growing consensus among legal scholars and political scientists, significant points of divergence remain. Contributors to this book explore ways to reach greater accord on the complexity and nuance of judicial decisionmaking and judicial elections, while acknowledging that agreement on what judges do is not likely to occur any time soon.
As the first forum in which political scientists and legal scholars engage with one another on these hot button issues, this volume strives to establish a true interdisciplinary conversation. The inclusion of reactions from practicing judges puts into high relief the deep-seated and opposing beliefs about the roles of law and politics in judicial work.
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Comprehensive Criminal Procedure, 3rd edition
Joseph L. Hoffmann, Ronald J. Allen, William J. Stuntz, Debra A. Livingston, and Andrew D. Leipold
Written by an unparalleled team of authors with a wide range of backgrounds and expertise, Comprehensive Criminal Procedure, Third Edition, is a sophisticated cases-and-notes book that covers all the main topics for comprehensive criminal procedure courses, including police practices, pretrial, trial, and appellate and collateral review.
The third edition has been updated throughout, and a number of chapters have been substantially revised to reflect recent developments. The authors have carefully edited all of the cases and notes to allow the addition of new material without significantly lengthening the book. In addition, Andrew Leipold, one of the nation’s leading criminal procedure scholars, joins the author team, bringing a wealth of knowledge and teaching experience to the new edition.
Updated by annual supplements
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Habeas for the Twenty-First Century: Uses, Abuses, and the Future of the Great Writ
Joseph L. Hoffmann and Nancy J. King
For centuries, the writ of habeas corpus has served as an important safeguard against miscarriages of justice, and today it remains at the center of some of the most contentious issues of our time—among them terrorism, immigration, crime, and the death penalty. Yet, in recent decades, habeas has been seriously abused. In this book, Nancy J. King and Joseph L. Hoffmann argue that habeas should be exercised with greater prudence.
Through historical, empirical, and legal analysis, as well as illustrative case studies, the authors examine the current use of the writ in the United States and offer sound reform proposals to help ensure its ongoing vitality in today’s justice system. Comprehensive and thoroughly grounded in a modern understanding of habeas corpus, this informative book will be an insightful read for legal scholars and anyone interested in the importance of habeas corpus for American government. -
The Joint Law Venture: A Pilot Survey
Jayanth K. Krishnan, Roy S. Ginsburg, Robert Levey, Sarah E. McLean, Michael K. Pierce, Kevin D. Pomfret, and Dan Wasser
Professor Krishnan's contribution, chapter 7, is titled, "The Joint Law Venture: A Pilot Survey."
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Evidence Law, A Student's Guide to the Law of Evidence as Applied in American Trials, 3rd edition
Aviva A. Orenstein, Roger C. Park, David P. Leonard, and Steven H. Goldberg
Written from an advocate's perspective, this guide provides practical insights into courtroom procedure and the dynamics of litigation. In clear and engaging prose, it explains the Federal Rules, selected state variations, major cases, essential doctrines, and important underlying policies. Frequent practical examples drawn from courtroom practice provide a feel for the context in which evidence problems arise.
A title in West's Hornbook series.
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Investor Opportunism and Governance in Venture Capital
Brian J. Broughman
Professor Broughman's contribution, chapter 16, is titled "Investor Opportunism and Governance in Venture Capital."