election laws

The authors of this book challenge us to think of a political system in new ways with a focus on our founders’ goal of a more perfect union. This book is a must-read for anyone concerned about our political future.

The Lobbying Manual, Fourth Edition provides the reader with a detailed map for compliance with all applicable laws. Complete with dozens of real-world examples, this book guides the attorney through the maze of federal laws and regulations that pertain to lobbying. This 2011 Supplement provides updates and new material including guidance to the Lobbying Disclosure Act issued by the Secretary of the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives from June 2009 to June 2011; the various Obama Administration initiatives pertaining to registered lobbyists; the opinion of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit in National Association of Manufacturers v. Taylor; and a variety of other clarifications and important recent developments.

This review of the Supreme Court's October 2022 Term looks back at the major cases addressed by the Court and provides a valuable focus on the implications of these decisions.

A comprehensive guide equipping estate planners to navigate community property law across all nine traditional community property states and the newer opt-in trust jurisdictions. Covers transmutation, creditor rights, choice-of-law principles, federal tax treatment, and practical strategies for clients who have moved between community property and separate property states.

Through examples from Lincoln's great speeches and closing arguments--included in their entirety are Lincoln's First and Second Inaugural Speeches, the Gettysburg Address, the Emancipation Proclamation and more--this book instructs you in the art of persuasion in two simple ways: by providing lessons from Lincoln's career as a lawyer and politician, and then by analyzing those lessons and discussing how to apply them to your own life. Lincoln's Counsel gives important advice about advocacy straight from the very best.

The essays in this book will be of particular interest for advocates of women’s voting rights and political inclusion.

American Lawyers: Public Servants and the Development of a Nation follows the development of the United States from the Founding Fathers through the twentieth century, looking through the eyes of the lawyers who shaped the country as they were shaped by it.

This book will help you be an agent of positive change to humanize business in a collaborative manner and foster a culture of camaraderie.

Part prescriptive teaching, part memoir, always entertaining and never lecture, Lawyers, Liars, and the Art of Storytelling provides storytelling lessons gleaned from years of trial practice and television writing, wrapped in---what else?---great stories.