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Life Without Lawyers
by Philip K. Howard • 2009
America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.
3.65
176
Life Without Lawyers Summary
Life Without Lawyers 91%
America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.
by Philip K. Howard 2009
3.65
176 ratings
Adversarial Legalism
by Robert A. Kagan • 2003
The United States chose lawsuits over bureaucracy. Here is what that decision costs.
3.72
72
Adversarial Legalism Summary
Adversarial Legalism 90%
The United States chose lawsuits over bureaucracy. Here is what that decision costs.
by Robert A. Kagan 2003
3.72
72 ratings
Fake Law
by The Secret Barrister • 2020
The legal myths Britain believes aren't random. They were built to weaken your access to justice.
4.18
5k+
Fake Law Summary
Fake Law 90%
The legal myths Britain believes aren't random. They were built to weaken your access to justice.
by The Secret Barrister 2020
4.18
5k+ ratings
The Rights Revolution
by Charles R. Epp • 1998
Judges didn't expand civil liberties. Organized plaintiffs, their lawyers, and their funders did.
3.79
42
The Rights Revolution Summary
The Rights Revolution 89%
Judges didn't expand civil liberties. Organized plaintiffs, their lawyers, and their funders did.
by Charles R. Epp 1998
3.79
42 ratings
Civil Procedure
by Joseph W. Glannon • 1992
Where can you sue? A step-by-step framework cuts through the fog of personal jurisdiction and venue.
3.78
339
Civil Procedure Summary
Civil Procedure 89%
Where can you sue? A step-by-step framework cuts through the fog of personal jurisdiction and venue.
by Joseph W. Glannon 1992
3.78
339 ratings
Project Management in Electronic Discovery
by Michael I. Quartararo • 2016
E-discovery becomes a defensible process, not a fragmented liability, through project management.
3.67
12
Project Management in Electronic Discovery Summary
Project Management in Electronic Discovery 89%
E-discovery becomes a defensible process, not a fragmented liability, through project management.
by Michael I. Quartararo 2016
3.67
12 ratings
Doing Justice
by Preet Bharara • 2019
Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.
4.27
6k+
Doing Justice Summary
Doing Justice 89%
Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.
by Preet Bharara 2019
4.27
6k+ ratings
Tomorrow's Lawyers
by Richard Susskind • 2013
More legal help for less money: the demand that is finally breaking law firms apart.
3.90
1k+
Tomorrow's Lawyers Summary
Tomorrow's Lawyers 89%
More legal help for less money: the demand that is finally breaking law firms apart.
by Richard Susskind 2013
3.90
1k+ ratings
The Secret Barrister
by The Secret Barrister • 2018
A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.
3.88
23k+
The Secret Barrister Summary
The Secret Barrister 89%
A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.
by The Secret Barrister 2018
3.88
23k+ ratings
Rebooting Justice
by Benjamin H. Barton • 2017
Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.
3.90
29
Rebooting Justice Summary
Rebooting Justice 89%
Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.
by Benjamin H. Barton 2017
3.90
29 ratings
The United States Constitution in Film
by Eric Kasper • 2018
How Hollywood has tracked and shaped America's constitutional debates, from presidents to privacy.
The United States Constitution in Film Summary
The United States Constitution in Film 89%
How Hollywood has tracked and shaped America's constitutional debates, from presidents to privacy.
by Eric Kasper 2018
The Tyranny of Good Intentions
by Paul Craig Roberts • 2000
Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.
4.06
127
The Tyranny of Good Intentions Summary
The Tyranny of Good Intentions 89%
Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.
by Paul Craig Roberts 2000
4.06
127 ratings
Justice on the Brink
by Linda Greenhouse • 2021
Ginsburg's death and Barrett's confirmation: the year the Supreme Court broke right.
4.01
725
Justice on the Brink Summary
Justice on the Brink 88%
Ginsburg's death and Barrett's confirmation: the year the Supreme Court broke right.
by Linda Greenhouse 2021
4.01
725 ratings
Punishment Without Crime
by Alexandra Natapoff • 2018
Thirteen million people are swept through local courts each year, and no one is watching.
4.16
441
Punishment Without Crime Summary
Punishment Without Crime 88%
Thirteen million people are swept through local courts each year, and no one is watching.
by Alexandra Natapoff 2018
4.16
441 ratings
Making Your Case
by Bryan A. Garner • 2007
A judge's yes begins before the gavel: the logic, clarity, and professional habits that win cases.
4.10
2k+
Making Your Case Summary
Making Your Case 88%
A judge's yes begins before the gavel: the logic, clarity, and professional habits that win cases.
by Bryan A. Garner 2007
4.10
2k+ ratings
How Judges Think
by Richard A. Posner • 2008
Judges aren't umpires. They're workers with incentives and ideology who make law, not just find it.
3.83
382
How Judges Think Summary
How Judges Think 88%
Judges aren't umpires. They're workers with incentives and ideology who make law, not just find it.
by Richard A. Posner 2008
3.83
382 ratings
The Anarchist In The Library
by Siva Vaidhyanathan • 2004
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
3.50
175
The Anarchist In The Library Summary
The Anarchist In The Library 88%
The web set free-sharing anarchists against control-hungry oligarchs, and neither side is winning.
by Siva Vaidhyanathan 2004
3.50
175 ratings
The Appeal
by John Grisham • 2008
Their client won in court. Now a billionaire is buying the judges who can reverse it.
3.65
63k+
The Appeal Summary
The Appeal 88%
Their client won in court. Now a billionaire is buying the judges who can reverse it.
by John Grisham 2008
3.65
63k+ ratings
Conspiracy
by Ryan Holiday • 2018
How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.
3.96
7k+
Conspiracy Summary
Conspiracy 88%
How a billionaire secretly plotted for ten years to kill a media company, and won.
by Ryan Holiday 2018
3.96
7k+ ratings
Legal Research And Writing for Paralegals
by Deborah E. Bouchoux • 1994
Legal research that won't get your attorney sued: find it, check it, write it up.
3.80
110
Legal Research And Writing for Paralegals Summary
Legal Research And Writing for Paralegals 88%
Legal research that won't get your attorney sued: find it, check it, write it up.
by Deborah E. Bouchoux 1994
3.80
110 ratings
On Confidence
by The School of Life • 2017
Sixteen words, two centuries: how the Commerce Clause built the American state and still divides it.
3.91
4k+
On Confidence Summary
On Confidence 88%
Sixteen words, two centuries: how the Commerce Clause built the American state and still divides it.
by The School of Life 2017
3.91
4k+ ratings
Delay, Deny, Defend
by Jay M. Feinman • 2010
McKinsey taught insurers to see claims not as promises to keep but as costs to cut.
4.03
805
Delay, Deny, Defend Summary
Delay, Deny, Defend 88%
McKinsey taught insurers to see claims not as promises to keep but as costs to cut.
by Jay M. Feinman 2010
4.03
805 ratings
The Quest for Cosmic Justice
by Thomas Sowell • 1999
Justice: once impartial rules, now equal results. The change quietly costs freedom and safety.
4.38
3k+
The Quest for Cosmic Justice Summary
The Quest for Cosmic Justice 88%
Justice: once impartial rules, now equal results. The change quietly costs freedom and safety.
by Thomas Sowell 1999
4.38
3k+ ratings
The Discipline of Law
by Baron Alfred Denning • 1979
The law is not a machine of rules, but a craft of words wielded toward justice.
4.17
126
The Discipline of Law Summary
The Discipline of Law 88%
The law is not a machine of rules, but a craft of words wielded toward justice.
by Baron Alfred Denning 1979
4.17
126 ratings
The Inside Counsel Revolution
by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. • 2016
The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.
3.77
43
The Inside Counsel Revolution Summary
The Inside Counsel Revolution 88%
The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.
by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. 2016
3.77
43 ratings
Eve Was Framed
by Helena Kennedy • 1992
British justice is blind, but not to a woman's marital status, sexual history, or race.
4.31
903
Eve Was Framed Summary
Eve Was Framed 88%
British justice is blind, but not to a woman's marital status, sexual history, or race.
by Helena Kennedy 1992
4.31
903 ratings
The Right to Privacy
by Ellen Alderman • 1995
Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.
3.96
339
The Right to Privacy Summary
The Right to Privacy 88%
Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.
by Ellen Alderman 1995
3.96
339 ratings
The Rule of Law
by Tom Bingham • 2010
Eight standards for the rule of law. Cross them, and a lawful state becomes tyranny.
4.09
3k+
The Rule of Law Summary
The Rule of Law 88%
Eight standards for the rule of law. Cross them, and a lawful state becomes tyranny.
by Tom Bingham 2010
4.09
3k+ ratings
Thinking Like a Lawyer
by Frederick Schauer • 2009
What if legal reasoning means following rules you know are wrong? An anatomy of the lawyer's mind.
3.89
323
Thinking Like a Lawyer Summary
Thinking Like a Lawyer 88%
What if legal reasoning means following rules you know are wrong? An anatomy of the lawyer's mind.
by Frederick Schauer 2009
3.89
323 ratings
The People's Business
by Lee Drutman • 2004
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
4.33
12
The People's Business Summary
The People's Business 88%
Corporations are not people, yet they won human rights and bought the democracy that created them.
by Lee Drutman 2004
4.33
12 ratings
Asking for It
by Kate Harding • 2014
Ninety-eight percent of rape reports are true. Why does the two percent dominate every conversation?
4.37
4k+
Asking for It Summary
Asking for It 88%
Ninety-eight percent of rape reports are true. Why does the two percent dominate every conversation?
by Kate Harding 2014
4.37
4k+ ratings
Conversations with RBG
by Jeffrey Rosen • 2019
She built gender equality case by case, often representing men. The legal mind behind Notorious RBG.
4.15
4k+
Conversations with RBG Summary
Conversations with RBG 88%
She built gender equality case by case, often representing men. The legal mind behind Notorious RBG.
by Jeffrey Rosen 2019
4.15
4k+ ratings
Lawless
by Leah Litman • 2025
A political minority captured the Court. Now it's unraveling settled rights on resentment.
4.04
2k+
Lawless Summary
Lawless 88%
A political minority captured the Court. Now it's unraveling settled rights on resentment.
by Leah Litman 2025
4.04
2k+ ratings
10 Judgements That Changed India
by Zia Mody • 2013
Ten verdicts that stretched the right to life, reined in parliament, and filled gaps lawmakers left.
4.08
2k+
10 Judgements That Changed India Summary
10 Judgements That Changed India 88%
Ten verdicts that stretched the right to life, reined in parliament, and filled gaps lawmakers left.
by Zia Mody 2013
4.08
2k+ ratings
The Court v. The Voters
by Joshua A. Douglas • 2024
We trust the Court to protect voting rights. Fifty years of rulings tell a different story.
4.46
46
The Court v. The Voters Summary
The Court v. The Voters 88%
We trust the Court to protect voting rights. Fifty years of rulings tell a different story.
by Joshua A. Douglas 2024
4.46
46 ratings
Legal Writing in Plain English
by Bryan A. Garner • 2001
The plain-English playbook for lawyers: how to structure, cut, and clarify every sentence you write.
4.25
783
Legal Writing in Plain English Summary
Legal Writing in Plain English 88%
The plain-English playbook for lawyers: how to structure, cut, and clarify every sentence you write.
by Bryan A. Garner 2001
4.25
783 ratings
One Nation Under Therapy
by Christina Hoff Sommers • 2005
Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.
3.60
376
One Nation Under Therapy Summary
One Nation Under Therapy 87%
Therapy culture taught Americans to be fragile. Resilience and moral clarity are the antidote.
by Christina Hoff Sommers 2005
3.60
376 ratings
Nothing But The Truth
by The Secret Barrister • 2022
Criminal justice is held together by desperation and duct tape; a barrister's diary proves it.
4.07
4k+
Nothing But The Truth Summary
Nothing But The Truth 87%
Criminal justice is held together by desperation and duct tape; a barrister's diary proves it.
by The Secret Barrister 2022
4.07
4k+ ratings
Bête noire
by Éric Dupond-Moretti • 2012
In French courts, judges shield their own, experts peddle junk, and acquittals mean war.
3.80
186
Bête noire Summary
Bête noire 87%
In French courts, judges shield their own, experts peddle junk, and acquittals mean war.
by Éric Dupond-Moretti 2012
3.80
186 ratings
Spoilt Rotten
by dalrymple-theodore • 2010
Sentiment now governs law, schools, and foreign aid. The cruelty that follows is no accident.
3.96
1k+
Spoilt Rotten Summary
Spoilt Rotten 87%
Sentiment now governs law, schools, and foreign aid. The cruelty that follows is no accident.
by dalrymple-theodore 2010
3.96
1k+ ratings
Ideas with Consequences
by Amanda Hollis-Brusky • 2014
How a conservative legal network supplied the reasoning for a Supreme Court revolution.
3.84
88
Ideas with Consequences Summary
Ideas with Consequences 87%
How a conservative legal network supplied the reasoning for a Supreme Court revolution.
by Amanda Hollis-Brusky 2014
3.84
88 ratings
Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer
by Michael Mansfield • 2009
A radical barrister's four-decade brief against the British legal system's claim to justice.
4.01
157
Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer Summary
Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer 87%
A radical barrister's four-decade brief against the British legal system's claim to justice.
by Michael Mansfield 2009
4.01
157 ratings
Culture Jam
by Kalle Lasn • 1999
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
3.63
2k+
Culture Jam Summary
Culture Jam 87%
The inside of your head is a billboard. Here is the spray paint.
by Kalle Lasn 1999
3.63
2k+ ratings
How Woke Won
by Joanna Williams • 2022
Woke ideology was not a grassroots uprising: it was imposed from above to divide and control.
4.09
175
How Woke Won Summary
How Woke Won 87%
Woke ideology was not a grassroots uprising: it was imposed from above to divide and control.
by Joanna Williams 2022
4.09
175 ratings
Paralegal Career For Dummies
by Scott A. Hatch • 2006
Research case law, draft pleadings, organize trials: the paralegal skills every law firm relies on.
3.98
166
Paralegal Career For Dummies Summary
Paralegal Career For Dummies 87%
Research case law, draft pleadings, organize trials: the paralegal skills every law firm relies on.
by Scott A. Hatch 2006
3.98
166 ratings
Rights Talk
by Mary Ann Glendon • 1991
American law won't require you to rescue a drowning stranger. That gap explains our broken politics.
4.06
124
Rights Talk Summary
Rights Talk 87%
American law won't require you to rescue a drowning stranger. That gap explains our broken politics.
by Mary Ann Glendon 1991
4.06
124 ratings
The Madness of Crowds
by Douglas Murray • 2019
Identity politics became the West's substitute faith. A gay dissenter counts what we are losing.
4.20
17k+
The Madness of Crowds Summary
The Madness of Crowds 87%
Identity politics became the West's substitute faith. A gay dissenter counts what we are losing.
by Douglas Murray 2019
4.20
17k+ ratings
Rogue Lawyer
by John Grisham • 2015
From a bulletproof van, a cynical lawyer defends the indefensible as enemies close in.
3.81
91k+
Rogue Lawyer Summary
Rogue Lawyer 87%
From a bulletproof van, a cynical lawyer defends the indefensible as enemies close in.
by John Grisham 2015
3.81
91k+ ratings
Reading the Constitution
by Stephen Breyer • 2024
Text isn't enough. A Supreme Court justice shows what else judges must consider.
3.98
1k+
Reading the Constitution Summary
Reading the Constitution 87%
Text isn't enough. A Supreme Court justice shows what else judges must consider.
by Stephen Breyer 2024
3.98
1k+ ratings
The Devil at His Elbow
by Valerie Bauerlein • 2024
Three generations of prosecutors. Two bodies at the kennels. A video that ended a century of rule.
4.46
14k+
The Devil at His Elbow Summary
The Devil at His Elbow 87%
Three generations of prosecutors. Two bodies at the kennels. A video that ended a century of rule.
by Valerie Bauerlein 2024
4.46
14k+ ratings
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