Law 2024

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HIGHLIGHTS INSIDE KNOWLEDGE

THE LAW OF PRESIDENTIAL IMPEACHMENT

Incarcerated People on the Failures of the American Prison Doran Larson

A Guide for the Engaged Citizen Michael J. Gerhardt

“Profound reflections on the unacknowledged inhumanity of the nation’s prisons.” ­ —Kirkus Reviews (starred) 328 PP | CLOTH | $30 9781479818006

A clear and comprehensive overview of presidential impeachment from a leading expert in the field 216 PP | CLOTH | $25 9781479824694

THE END OF FAMILY COURT

LAW DEMOCRATIZED

How Abolishing the Court Brings Justice to Children and Families Jane M. Spinak

A Blueprint for Solving the Justice Crisis Renee Knake Jefferson A practical plan for providing legal help to all, regardless of resources

Explores the failures of family court and calls for immediate and permanent change 384 PP | CLOTH | $35 9781479814084

In Families, Law, and Society

320 PP | CLOTH | $35 9781479820399

LAWYER NATION

ENTICEMENTS

The Past, Present, and Future of the American Legal Profession Ray Brescia

Queer Legal Studies Edited by Joseph J. Fischel and Brenda Cossman Provides a variety of queer, interdisciplinary interventions upon the social and legal regulation of sex

Explores the critical role that American lawyers have played since the nation’s founding and what the future holds for the profession 312 PP | CLOTH | $39 9781479823680

In LGBTQ Politics 408 PP | PAPER | $40 9781479807611

THE SUPREME COURT FOOTNOTE

NARRATIVES OF GUILT AND INNOCENCE

A Surprising History Peter Charles Hoffer

The Power of Storytelling in Wrongful Conviction Cases Ralph Grunewald

A history of the humble footnote and its impact on the highest court in the land 240 PP | CLOTH | $30 9781479830220

288 PP | CLOTH | $45 9781479818198

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Illustrates how the power of narrative influences how police, prosecutors, juries, and judges construct legal reality

VOTING RIGHTS OUR NATION AT RISK

STATES OF CONFUSION

Election Integrity as a National Security Issue Edited by Julian E. Zelizer and Karen J. Greenberg

How Our Voter ID Laws Fail Democracy and What to Do About It Don Waisanen, Sonia R. Jarvis, and Nicole A. Gordon

The nation’s top political scientists, historians, and legal scholars propose solutions for democracy’s future 256 PP | CLOTH | $28 9781479830916

272 PP | CLOTH | $30 9781479807918

Shows the maddening difficulties that voter ID requirements create for participants in US democracy

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“LET US VOTE!”

An answer to the assault on voting rights—crucial reading in light of the 2024 presidential election

The fascinating tale of how a bipartisan coalition worked successfully to lower the voting age

The Crisis of Voter Suppression in America Gilda R. Daniels

272 PP | PAPER | $17 9781479811984

Youth Voting Rights and the 26th Amendment Jennifer Frost

384 PP | CLOTH | $39 9781479811328

FREE SPEECH THE FIGHT FOR FREE SPEECH

DEFENDING PORNOGRAPHY

Ten Cases That Define Our First Amendment Freedoms Ian Rosenberg

Free Speech, Sex, and the Fight for Women’s Rights Nadine Strossen A new edition of a groundbreaking, feminist defense of free speech for pornography

A user’s guide to understanding contemporary free speech issues in the United States 312 PP | PAPER | $19 9781479825912

376 PP | PAPER | $28 9781479829903

FREE SPEECH BEYOND WORDS

272 PP | PAPER | $23 9781479805518

The Surprising Reach of the First Amendment Mark V. Tushnet, Alan K. Chen and Joseph Blocher

CONNECT WITH US!

A look at First Amendment coverage of music, nonrepresentational art, and nonsense

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CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM VIRTUAL SEARCHES

DIVERSIFYING THE COURTS

Regulating the Covert World of Technological Policing Christopher Slobogin

Race, Gender, and Judicial Legitimacy Nancy Scherer

Examines the decisions of US presidents to appoint judges from diverse backgrounds to federal courts

A close look at innovations in policing and the law that should govern them

272 PP | CLOTH | $30 9781479812165

240 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479818723

THE PLEA OF INNOCENCE

LAW’S INFAMY

Understanding the Canon of Bad Law Edited by Austin Sarat, Lawrence Douglas and Martha M. Umphrey

Restoring Truth to the American Justice System Tim Bakken Proposes groundbreaking, fundamental reform for the adversarial legal system to keep innocent people from going to prison 248 PP | CLOTH | $30 9781479817122

An analysis of how problematic laws ought to be framed and considered

288 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479812097

THE POLITICS OF INNOCENCE

THE VICTIMS’ RIGHTS MOVEMENT

How Wrongful Convictions Shape Public Opinion Robert J. Norris, William D. Hicks, and Kevin J. Mullinix

What It Gets Right, What It Gets Wrong Michael Vitiello

The political dynamics that shape the Innocence Movement

256 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479815968

Outlines the successes and failures of the movement to support survivors of violence 256 PP | CLOTH | $39 9781479820726

TRANSFORMING CRIMINAL JUSTICE

PROGRESSIVE PROSECUTION

An Evidence-Based Agenda for Reform Edited by Jon B. Gould and Pamela R. Metzger

Race and Reform in Criminal Justice Edited by Kim TaylorThompson and Anthony C. Thompson

A roadmap for how the American criminal justice system can be reformed

456 PP | PAPER | $35 9781479818815

312 PP | CLOTH | $45 9781479809950

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Provides compelling and manageable solutions for how to reform the criminal justice system from the inside out

IMMIGRATION LAW THE SLOW VIOLENCE OF IMMIGRATION COURT

PERCHANCE TO DREAM

A Legal and Political History of the DREAM Act and DACA Michael A. Olivas

Procedural Justice on Trial Maya Pagni Barak

The first comprehensive history of the DREAM Act and Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals

The arduous, confusing and fraught journey that immigrants take through immigration court 240 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479821044

352 PP | PAPER | $23 9781479830992

RECONFIGURING REFUGEES

THE IMMIGRATION LAW DEATH PENALTY

The US Retreat from Responsibility-Sharing Alise Coen

Aggravated Felonies, Deportation, and Legal Resistance Sarah Tosh

Shows how domestic identity narratives and political polarization shape the sociopolitical response to refugees 256 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479827978

In Citizenship and Migration in the Americas

248 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479816286

Traces the role of the aggravated felony in today’s modern deportation regime

POLICING POLICING THE RACIAL DIVIDE

POLICING UNREST

On the Front Lines of the Ferguson Protests Tammy Rinehart Kochel

Urban Growth Politics and the Remaking of Segregation Daanika Gordon

2023 Outstanding Book Award- ASC’s Division of Policing

2023 Edwin H. Sutherland Book Award Winner

288 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479814053

A behind-the-scenes account of the harsh realities of policing in a segregated city

An up-close account of policing during the Ferguson protests 280 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479807369

THE FUTURE OF POLICE REFORM

THE VIGILANT CITIZEN

The U.S. Justice Department and the Promise of Lawful Policing Samuel Walker

Everyday Policing and Insecurity in Miami Thijs Jeursen

First thorough study of the Justice Department’s pattern or practice program 272 PP | CLOTH | $35 9781479826025

192 PP | PAPER | $28 9781479816545

How the problematic behavior of individual citizens—and not just the police force itself—contributes to the perpetuation of police brutality and institutional racism

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EDUCATION/ FAMILY LAW FIXING PARENTAL LEAVE

SOCIAL PARENTHOOD IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE

The Six Month Solution Gayle Kaufman

A real-world solution for parental leave that promotes gender equality at work and at home

256 PP | PAPER | $19 9781479885039

Edited by Clare Huntington, Christiane von Bary and Courtney G. Joslin

272 PP | CLOTH | $45 9781479814114

Investigates social parents – people who function as parents but who may not be recognized as such in the eyes of the law

HEALTH AND MEDICINE GREEN RUSH

MEDICAL LEGAL VIOLENCE

The Rise of Medical Marijuana in the United States Daniel J. Mallinson and A. Lee Hannah

Health Care and Immigration Enforcement Against Latinx Noncitizens Meredith Van Natta

A state-by-state analysis of the expansion of medical marijuana access in the United States 256 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479827930

An urgent study on how punitive immigration policies undermine the health of Latinx immigrants 256 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479807420

JUST HEALTH

336 PP | CLOTH | $28 9781479802661

JUST MEDICINE

Treating Structural Racism to Heal America Dayna Bowen Matthew

A Cure for Racial Inequality in American Health Care Dayna Bowen Matthew

The author of the bestselling Just Medicine reveals how racial inequality undermines public health and how we can change it

Offers an innovative plan to eliminate inequalities in American health care and save the lives they endanger

Publishing in paperback, June 2024

288 PP | PAPER | $20 9781479851621

RESEARCHING GENDER-BASED VIOLENCE

MENSTRUATION MATTERS

Challenging the Law’s Silence on Periods Bridget J. Crawford and Emily Gold Waldman

Embodied and Intersectional Approaches Edited by April D.J. Petillo and Heather R. Hlavka

216 PP | PAPER | $28 9781479812202

In Latina/o Sociology

An interdisciplinary collection of critical, feminist reflections on interpersonal gender violence

288 PP | CLOTH | $39 9781479809677

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Explores the burgeoning menstrual advocacy movement and analyzes how law should evolve to take menstruation into account

GENDER & SEXUALITY THE NEW SEX WARS

SEX IS AS SEX DOES

Sexual Harm in the #MeToo Era Brenda Cossman

Governing Transgender Identity Paisley Currah

Revisits the sex wars of the 1970s and ’80s and examines their influence on how we think about sexual harm in the #MeToo era

Winner, Sexuality and Politics Book Award

280 PP | CLOTH | $30 9781479802708

256 PP | CLOTH | $28 9780814717103

WHAT ROE V. WADE SHOULD HAVE SAID

THE GLOBAL FIGHT AGAINST LGBTI RIGHTS

The Nation’s Top Legal Experts Rewrite America’s Most Controversial Decision, Revised Edition Edited by Jack M. Balkin

344 PP | PAPER | $24 9781479823109

A unique introduction to the constitutional arguments for and against the right to abortion

How Transnational Conservative Networks Target Sexual and Gender Minorities Phillip M. Ayoub and Kristina Stoeckl

368 PP | PAPER | $35 9781479824809

SHORTLISTED

Mass Incarceration and the Fight for Equality in Women’s Prisons Bonnie L. Ernst

The inspiring and previously untold history of the women considered— but not selected—for the US Supreme Court 200 PP | CLOTH | $35 9781479825561

TAKING DOWN BACKPAGE

Examines how the feminist movements in the late twentieth century ignited prison protests, activism, and reform in women’s prisons

THE ARCHITECTURE OF DESIRE

Fighting the World’s Largest Sex Trafficker Maggy Krell

How the Law Shapes Interracial Intimacy and Perpetuates Inequality Solangel Maldonado

Insider details from the takedown of Backpage, the world’s largest sex trafficker, by the ferocious prosecutor who led the charge 192 PP | CLOTH | $23 9781479803040

An in-depth look at the global movement to curtail LGBTI rights

CHALLENGING CONFINEMENT

Women in the Shadows of the Supreme Court Renee Knake Jefferson and Hannah Brenner Johnson

304 PP | PAPER | $19 9781479811960

What the evolving fight for transgender rights reveals about government power, regulations, and the law

Explores the reach of the law into our most personal and private romantic lives

240 PP | CLOTH | $35 9781479812356

In Families, Law, and Society

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PSYCHOLOGY AND CRIME SERIES VIOLENCE AND MENTAL ILLNESS

THE VARIETIES OF SUICIDAL EXPERIENCE

Rethinking Risk Factors and Enhancing Public Safety Eric B. Elbogen and Nico Verykoukis

A New Theory of Suicidal Violence Thomas Joiner

Shows that the mistaken belief that mental illness is strongly linked to violence makes us all less safe 208 PP | PAPER | $28 9781479801459

224 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479823475

MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATIONS IN IMMIGRATION COURT

JAILHOUSE INFORMANTS

Psychological and Legal Perspectives Jeffrey S. Neuschatz and Jonathan M. Golding

A Guide for Mental Health and Legal Professionals Virginia Barber-Rioja, Adeyinka M. AkinsulureSmith, and Sarah Vendzules

352 PP | PAPER | $35 9781479802616

PROSE AwardPsychology Finalist

Argues that a range of behaviors such as murdersuicide, terrorism, and mass shootings are better understood as motivated by suicidal impulses than by homicidal ones

Offers a new understanding of jailhouse informants and the role they play in wrongful convictions 208 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479803316

PSYCHOLOGY AND LAW SERIES THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FAMILY LAW

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF PROPERTY LAW

Eve M. Brank and Linda J. Demaine

Stephanie M. Stern

Considers how research in psychology offers new perspectives on property law, and suggests avenues of reform

Bridges family law and current psychological research to shape understanding of legal doctrine and policy 240 PP | PAPER | $35 9781479824755

304 PP | PAPER | $40 9781479878895

THE PSYCHOLOGY OF ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

352 PP | PAPER | $38 9781479891863

THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FOUNDATIONS OF EVIDENCE LAW

Arden Rowell and Kenworthey Bilz

Michael J. Saks and Barbara A. Spellman

Offers psychological insights into how people perceive, respond to, value, and make decisions about the environment

Identifies and evaluates the psychological choices implicit in the rules of evidence 320 PP | PAPER | $40 9780814783870

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LAW IN PRACTICE GLOBAL SUSTAINABLE CITIES

REBUILDING EXPERTISE

Creating Effective and Trustworthy Regulation in an Age of Doubt William D. Araiza

City Governments and Our Environmental Future Edited by Danielle Spiegel-Feld, Katrina Miriam Wyman and John J. Coughlin

376 PP | PAPER | $35 9781479805754

How major cities across the globe are responding to the major environmental threats of our time

Why the public has lost faith in government and how it can be restored

320 PP | CLOTH | $39 9781479812288

TAX AND TIME

THE RIGHTS OF GROUPS

On the Use and Misuse of Legal Imagination Anthony C. Infanti

Understanding Community in the Eyes of the Law Lawrence Rosen

How tax law perpetuates injustice but might instead be used as a powerful force for creating a more just and equitable society

272 PP | CLOTH | $45 9781479800346

Argues that a refined concept of culture can be used by American courts to better analyze cases that cover the sense of community 176 PP | CLOTH | $32 9781479830411

LAND OF EXTRACTION

CRISIS LAWYERING

Effective Legal Advocacy in Emergency Situations Edited by Ray Brescia and Eric K. Stern

Property, Fracking, and Settler Colonialism Rebecca R. Scott

Shines a light on the emerging field of law dedicated to responding to and resolving the crises of the twenty-first century

Explores fracking’s dual impact on settler colonial culture and sustainability

240 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479821266

424 PP | CLOTH | $45 9781479801701

AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR POLITICAL AND LEGAL PHILOSOPHY CIVIC EDUCATION IN POLARIZED TIMES

256 PP | CLOTH | $65 9781479829064

RECONCILIATION AND REPAIR

NOMOS LXVI Edited by Eric Beerbohm and Elizabeth Beaumont

NOMOS LXV Edited by Melissa Schwartzberg and Eric Beerbohm

Reveals the possibilities and challenges of civic education in circumstances of extreme polarization

Features contributions that respond to deep challenges to social cohesion from racial injustice 288 PP | CLOTH | $60 9781479822553

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GREAT FOR COURSES CRITICAL RACE THEORY, FOURTH EDITION

THE DERRICK BELL READER

Edited by Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic

An Introduction Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic

A new edition of a seminal text in Critical Race Theory

An essential collection of the writings of progressive lawyer and race activist Derrick Bell

In Critical America

In Critical America

224 PP | PAPER | $20 9781479818259

493 PP | PAPER | $35 9780814719701

THE PRESIDENTS AND THE CONSTITUTION, VOLUME ONE

416 PP | PAPER | $22 9781479802128

THE PRESIDENTS AND THE CONSTITUTION, VOLUME TWO

From the Founding Fathers to the Progressive Era Edited by Ken Gormley

From World War I to the Trump Era Edited by Ken Gormley

Shines a light on the constitutional issues that confronted and shaped each presidency from George Washington to the Progressive Era

A revealing look at the constitutional issues that confronted and shaped each presidency from Woodrow Wilson through Donald J. Trump

368 PP | PAPER | $22 9781479819973

THE WAR ON DRUGS

LATCRIT

From Critical Legal Theory to Academic Activism Francisco Valdes and Steven W. Bender

A History Edited by David Farber A revealing look at the history and legacy of the “War on Drugs”

376 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479811366

Examines LatCrit’s emergence as a scholarly and activist community within and beyond the US legal academy 216 PP | PAPER | $27 9781479809301

ESSENTIAL LEGAL ENGLISH IN CONTEXT

THE TOUGHEST GUN CONTROL LAW IN THE NATION

Understanding the Vocabulary of US Law and Government Karen M. Ross

272 PP | PAPER | $30 9781479831678

The Unfulfilled Promise of New York’s SAFE Act James B. Jacobs and Zoe Fuhr

An essential handbook for international lawyers and students 256 PP | PAPER | $24 9781479825868

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Real gun reform legislation with recommendations for better design, implementation and enforcement

PARTNER PRESSES CREATING A SEAT AT THE TABLE

288 PP | PAPER | $30 9780889779419

THE MEDICINE CHEST

Edited by Beth Bilson, Leah Howie and Brea Lowenberger

A Physician’s Journey Towards Reconciliation Jarol Boan

Eighteen female lawyers reflect on their hopes, challenges, triumphs, and, sometimes, regrets

An examination of the barriers facing Indigenous people within the healthcare system

Published by University of Regina Press

Published by University of Regina Press

320 PP | PAPER | $30 9780889779730

THAT’S A PRETTY THING TO CALL IT

ZONED OUT!

Race, Displacement, and City Planning in New York City, Revised Edition Edited by Tom Angotti and Sylvia Morse

Prose and Poetry by Artists Teaching in Carceral Institutions Edited by Leigh Sugar

How race affects housing policies

Frank, eye-opening writing by “arts in corrections” educators

304 PP | PAPER | $25 9781613322116

Published by New Village Press

Published by New Village Press 192 PP | PAPER | $23 9781613322079

THE PROSECUTION OF PROFESSOR CHANDLER DAVIS

A NEW GLOBAL GEOMETRY?

Socialist Register 2024 Edited by Greg Albo

McCarthyism, Communism, and the Myth of Academic Freedom Steve Batterson

Scrutinizes possibilities for an equalised global order, in light of recent conflicts between the world’s major powers

Exposes the destruction of academic careers in McCarthy’s America 200 PP | PAPER | $26 9781685900359

Published by Monthly Review Press

PAPER | $29 9781685900397

DISAGREEMENTS OF THE JURISTS

256 PP | PAPER | $15 9781479808076

Published by Monthly Review Press

THE EPISTLE ON LEGAL THEORY

A Manual of Islamic Legal Theory al-Qāḍī al-Nuʿmān Edited by Devin Stewart

A Translation of Al-Shafi’i’s Risalah Muhammad ibn Idris al-Shafi’i

A masterful overview of Islamic law and its diversity

The oldest surviving Arabic work on Islamic legal theory

In Library of Arabic Literature

368 PP | PAPER | $16 9781479855445

In Library of Arabic Literature

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