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Describes and analyses the religious freedom issues that have occupied the Supreme Court's attention in recent decades and exploded into public debate in recent years. The text explains principles and analyses categories of cases using a framework based on three fundamental values: choice in religious matters, equality of treatment, and separation of church and state.

Provides students with the type of assignments they can expect to receive as first or second year associates. These assignments range from thorny questions requiring analysis of the law and memo drafting, to reviewing and proofreading a motion "sloppily" drafted by another lawyer. These skills are not typically taught in law school, but they are indispensable in practice.

Black Letter Outlines are designed to help a law student recognise and understand the basic principles and issues of law covered in a law school course. The Payments Law Outline summarises and explains the fundamental law applicable to a broad variety of current payment systems, including checks, drafts, credit cards, debit cards, prepaid cards, and digital currencies.

Cases and statutory law are updated and the material reorganized; conforms with modern law school courses in real property. Chapters open with brief outlines of the law encompassed within, providing an overview of rules in that area. This is followed by a series of factually-based problems designed to generate thoughts about how these rules could be applied in real life situations.

Provides a comprehensive understanding of the status of gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender Americans today. The book engages students directly with important decisions of the US Supreme Court and other courts to trace the development of rights pertaining to sexual orientation and identity.

Offers an engaging teaching tool for instructors wanting to teach the "best negotiating and drafting practices" for students who want to learn how to draft sports venue-related agreements. It does so by providing immersive exercises illustrating how to negotiate and draft the key clauses of each of these agreements and by creating a unique Hypothetical negotiation at the end of each chapter.

Presents transfer taxation to law students in a clear, logical, and engaging manner. Although tax is statutory, the primary theory underlying this text is that case law makes tax law understandable to students. The primary objective is to have students learn and, therefore, the book does not attempt to hide the ball, as the material itself is difficult enough.

Written by experts in the field, this Nutshell offers insight on establishing professional relationships and examines negligence-based claims, intentional torts, causation, damages, affirmative defenses, limitations, immunities, and liabilities. It also provides an overview of medical care liability issues affecting hospitals and managed care organizations.

This comprehensive reference is the consolidated source for Louisiana's unique version of Article 9 of the Uniform Commercial Code. The work includes not only the statutory provisions, but also extensive introductory notes and the official UCC and Louisiana comments.

Contains five objective exams in civil procedure with a total of 125 objective questions. Each exam consists of 25 objective problems followed by five multiple-choice answers. Each problem is based on recently decided federal district or appellate court decisions. Exam Pro provides the answers and a detailed analysis to enhance understanding of civil procedure.

Contains a selection of the most important provisions of United States' law, enabling the student to work with the actual text of the US Constitution and other laws.

Introduces a dynamic and rapidly growing field of law that is also fun to teach. Beyond traditional topics like torts or the Fourth Amendment, its coverage extends to statutory and regulatory regimes such as FTC enforcement, medical privacy, and the Patriot Act. It devotes significant attention to global privacy law and to data security.

The approach employed in Evidence Law Mastery to improve a practicing attorney's knowledge and appreciation of modern evidence law in theory and practice is by capturing the significant advantages of the text and problem approach to the learning of evidence, an approach used extremely successfully in all bar preparation courses.

Offers a rich and detailed account of the most significant cases in election law, including the landmark decisions of Reynolds v. Sims, Bush v. Gore, Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission, and Shelby County v. Holder. The book relies on an encapsulated approach to storytelling, as each of its authors surveys an important doctrinal area in the field through the telling of his or her story.

Covers bankruptcy law, policy, and practice, focusing on consumer bankruptcy and the basics of business bankruptcy. Its innovative organisation and integrated use of graphics introduce students to the variety of often competing policies that apply when an individual or business entity experiences financial distress.

Provides an overview of trademark, patent, and copyright doctrine and offers a foray into more advanced topics, such as digital rights management, international law, and state doctrinal developments in both civil and criminal law. Particularly important is a final chapter that develops the "new horizons" of intellectual property.