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Overturned
The Rhetoric of Overruling in the United States Supreme Court
University of Alabama Press
A timely and lively summary and analysis of the Supreme Court’s justifications for overruling nearly 300 prior rulings in its history
Fear and the First Amendment
Controversial Cases of the Roberts Court
By Kevin A. Johnson and Craig R. Smith
University of Alabama Press
A highly original account of the role that fear plays in key First Amendment cases ruled on by the Roberts Supreme Court
Classical Rhetoric and Contemporary Law
A Critical Reader
University of Alabama Press
Pairs passages from works of classical rhetoric with contemporary legal rulings to highlight and analyze their deep and abiding connections in matters of persuasion
The Child before the Court
Judgment, Citizenship, and the Constitution
University of Alabama Press
A study that challenges our notions about citizenship and judgment by considering the place of children in historical and contemporary legal discourse
Corporal Rhetoric
Regulating Reproduction in the Progressive Era
University of Alabama Press
Examines public discourse from the Progressive Era over the state’s right to regulate women’s bodies and their reproduction
Disorder in the Court
Morality, Myth, and the Insanity Defense
University of Alabama Press
The first book-length rhetorical history and analysis of the insanity defense
Presumptions and Burdens of Proof
An Anthology of Argumentation and the Law
Edited by Hans Vilhelm Hansen, Fred J. Kauffeld, James B. Freeman, and Lilian Bermejo-Luque; Introduction by Hans Vilhelm Hansen
University of Alabama Press
An anthology of the most important historical sources, classical and modern, on the subjects of presumptions and burdens of proof
Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s Legacy of Dissent
Feminist Rhetoric and the Law
University of Alabama Press
A rhetorical analysis of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s feminist jurisprudence
Scalia v. Scalia
Opportunistic Textualism in Constitutional Interpretation
University of Alabama Press
An analysis of the discrepancy between the ways Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia argued the Constitution should be interpreted versus how he actually interpreted the law
Drone Warfare and Lawfare in a Post-Heroic Age
University of Alabama Press
Drone Warfare and Lawfare in a Post-Heroic Age posits a framework for the scholarly community, policy makers, and lay readers for understanding the legal and military aspects of drone warfare.
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