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Knucklehead
No full textA trade paperback original --Page 4 of cover; In Knucklehead, we meet Marcus Hayes, a black law student who struggles, sometimes unsuccessfully, with the impulse to confront everyday bad behavior with swift and antisocial action. The cause of this impulse is unknown to him. When Marcus unexpectedly becomes involved with the brilliant and kind Amalia Stewart, her love and acceptance pacify his demons. But then his demons return, he is no longer inclined to contain them --Page 4 of coverhttps://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2019/1020/thumbnail.jp
Bum deal
No full textSecond-string linebacker turned disillusioned defense attorney Jake Lassiter finally switches teams. Appointed special prosecutor in a high-profile murder case, he vows to take down a prominent surgeon accused of killing his wife. There\u27s just one problem, or maybe three: no witnesses, no evidence, and no bodyhttps://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2019/1008/thumbnail.jp
Blanket immunity
No full textA successful prosecutor goes all in with a campaign to become a judge. After losing the race, she quits her job to open a criminal defense practice. Needing to build her practice and escape from debt, she takes an accused rapist as her first client, a drug dealer as her second, and a murderer as her third. The cases challenge her in ways she couldn’t have predicted, leading her to a perilous cross-roads. Find out if she works for or against the interests of a client to achieve justice and who should be entitled to Blanket Immunity.https://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2019/1022/thumbnail.jp
A steep price
No full textCalled in to consult after a young woman disappears, Tracy Crosswhite has the uneasy feeling that this is no ordinary missing-persons case. When the body turns up in an abandoned well, Tracy\u27s suspicions are confirmed. Estranged from her family, the victim had balked at an arranged marriage and had planned to attend graduate school. But someone cut her dreams short. Solving the mystery behind the murder isn\u27t Tracy\u27s only challenge. The detective is keeping a secret of her own: she\u27s pregnant. And now her biggest fear seems to be coming true when a new detective arrives to replace her. Meanwhile, Tracy\u27s colleague Vic Fazzio is about to take a fall after his investigation into the murder of a local community activist turns violent and leaves an invaluable witness dead. Two careers are on the line. And when more deadly secrets emerge, jobs might not be the only things at risk. -- Publishers descriptionhttps://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2019/1004/thumbnail.jp
Must we defend Nazis? Why the First Amendment Should Not Protect Hate Speech and White Supremacy
No full textSwirling in the midst of the resurgence of neo-Nazi demonstrations, hate speech, and acts of domestic terrorism are uncomfortable questions about the limits of free speech. The United States stands apart from many other countries in that citizens have the power to say virtually anything without legal repercussions. But, in the case of white supremacy, does the First Amendment demand that we defend Nazis? In Must We Defend Nazis?, legal experts Richard Delgado and Jean Stefancic argue that it should not. Updated to consider the white supremacy demonstrations and counter-protests in Charlottesville and debates about hate speech on campus and on the internet, the book offers a concise argument against total, unchecked freedom of speech. Delgado and Stefancic instead call for a system of free speech that takes into account the harms that hate speech can inflict upon disempowered, marginalized people. They examine the prevailing arguments against regulating speech, and show that they all have answers. They also show how limiting free speech would work in a legal framework and offer suggestions for activist lawyers and judges interested in approaching the hate speech controversy intelligently. As citizens are confronting free speech in contention with equal dignity, access, and respect, Must We Defend Nazis? puts aside clichés that clutter First Amendment thinking, and presents a nuanced position that recognizes the needs of our increasingly diverse society.https://scholarship.law.ua.edu/fac_books/1011/thumbnail.jp
A Close Reading of Barnette, in Honor of Vincent Blasi Symposium: Barnette at 75: The Past, Present, and Future of the Fixed Star in Our Constitutional Constellation
Get PDFForeword: Some Puzzles of State Standing Federal Courts, Practice & Procedure: State Standing: Symposium
Get PDFBeyond Physicians: The Effect of Licensing and Liability Laws on the Supply of Nurse Practitioners and Physician Assistants
Get PDFThe increased use of nurse practitioners (NPs) and physician assistants (PAs) represents an important option for increasing access to healthcare. I explore the effect of two types of laws on the supply of NPs and PAs: occupational licensing laws that limit the practices of NPs and PAs and caps on noneconomic damages. Relaxing licensing laws to allow NPs to practice with less physician oversight increases the supply of NPs in areas with few practicing physicians by 60 percent - though the size of this increases as the supply of physicians grows. I find similar, but weaker, evidence for granting PAs more autonomy. Noneconomic damages caps increase the supply of both NPs and PAs by about 60 percent at the lowest levels of physician supply. Examining the effects of these laws on the prevalence of health professional shortage areas, I find that licensing laws have meaningful effects on access to care
The last trial
No full textA legal thriller --Cover; McMurtrie\u27s old nemesis, Jack Willistone, is found dead on the banks of the Black Warrior River. Willistone had his share of enemies, but all evidence points to a forgotten, broken woman as the killer. At the urging of the suspect\u27s desperate fourteen-year-old daughter, McMurtrie agrees to take the case. But as seasoned as McMurtrie is, even he isn\u27t prepared for how personal and dangerous this case is going to get. With the trial drawing near and his sharp young partner, Rick Drake, dealing with a family tragedy, he recruits his best friend, Bocephus Haynes, to help investigate. As key witnesses disappear and old demons return, time becomes McMurtrie\u27s most fearsome opponent. Soon loyalties will be tested and the boundaries of law will be broken as McMurtrie fights to save his legacy- and his client\u27s life- before the truth is buried forever in the muddy waters of the Black Warriorhttps://scholarship.law.ua.edu/harper_lee_prize_books_2019/1000/thumbnail.jp