Education Law

This friendly, fun biography series focuses on the traits that made our heroes great - the traits that kids can aspire to in order to live heroically themselves. Each book tells the story of one of America's icons in a lively, conversational way that works well for the youngest nonfiction listeners and that always includes the hero's childhood influences. This volume features Sonia Sotomayor, the first Latina Supreme Court Justice.

In Chancing It, award-winning scientist and writer Robert Matthews shows how to understand the laws of probability and use them to your advantage. He gives you access to some of the most potent intellectual tools ever developed and explains how to use them to guide your judgments and decisions.

Learn from this proven how-to guide to gain points on the LSAT - quick! It's simple, concise, and teaches you the fundamentals on how to think before stepping into a test prep course or taking the LSAT. It's the ultimate primer: it's necessary. Caution: If you're scoring above a 150, then this book is not for you! Now is the best time to apply to law school: applications are down, and schools want you. Let LSAT Necessary be your first step to success.

The general data protection regulation or GDPR is a 57,500+ worded legislation that applies to every business or organization that handles personal information of those citizens living in EU and the UK, regardless of the size of the organization. For many small businesses, complying with GDPR is a daunting task, but it doesn’t need to be.

Themes in US Business Immigration Law covers the basics of US visas as well as various relevant topics in an easy-to-understand format. It is essential listening for those considering relocation to the United States or transferring key employees to worksites across the pond. It also touches on admissibility issues, including options available to those travelers who have been refused entry or denied visas.

In the early 2000s, Judge Mark Ciavarella and Judge Michael Conahan of Luzerne County, Pennsylvania were known as no-nonsense judges. Juveniles who showed up in their courtrooms faced harsh words and even harsher sentencing. In the post-Columbine era, many people believed that was just what the county needed to ensure its children and teens stayed on the straight and narrow path. But as more and more children faced shocking sentences for seemingly benign crimes, and a newly built for-profit detention center filled up further and further, a sinister pattern of abuses and bribery emerged.

LSAT vocabulary doesn't have to be a dry slog through endless definitions. We're going to make it fun, memorable, and even entertaining. This isn't your typical stuffy, textbook-style study guide. This book has been designed to make you laugh, think, and most importantly—remember. We're talking about mnemonics, wild stories, and sentences that will imprint these words into your memory for good.

In 20th-century America, no power - and no threat - loomed larger than the communist superpower of the Soviet Union. America saw in the dreams of the Soviet Union the overthrow of the US government, and the end of democracy and freedom. Albert Marrin examines a unique time in American history...and explores both how some Americans were lured by the ideals of communism without understanding its reality and how fear of communist infiltration at times caused us to undermine our most deeply held values.

It’s lambing season at Oak Tree Farm! When a little lamb loses his mother, Jasmine names him Lucky and steps in to bottle-feed him and patiently help him learn to walk. With a sheepdog to train and two helpless baby birds to raise, it’s hard work for Jasmine to juggle all of her animals, even with the help of her best friend, Tom. But when sheep rustlers strike her family’s flock, taking Lucky with them, Jasmine will have to summon the courage for her most daring rescue yet.

Ordering from the Universe, The Secret, The Law of Attraction, Cosmic Ordering - they all have one thing in common - positively focussing your thoughts and feelings. Positive thoughts attract positive things, negative thoughts attract negative experiences. However, things are not that simple. Just because you imagine your dream car, it won't appear in front of your house. What happens is that when you focus your thoughts and feelings on the things you really want, you start to change your belief systems...

Dovey Johnson Roundtree was most famous for her successful defense of an indigent Black man accused of the murder of Mary Pinchot Meyer, a prominent White Washington, DC, socialite, in 1965. Despite her triumph in this high-profile case, Roundtree continued to represent the poor and the underserved. She was the first lawyer to bring a bus-desegregation case before the Interstate Commerce Commission, clinching the ruling that enabled Robert F. Kennedy to enforce bus integration. She was also among the first Black women to enter the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps.

Revised and updated with new information, this Jane Addams Award-winner is an in-depth examination of the Emmett Till murder case, a catalyst of the civil rights movement.

This study guide helps you master key concepts and pass the exam with confidence on your first try. Covering state and federal securities laws, investment vehicles, portfolio management strategies, and ethical business practices, this guide breaks down essential topics in a clear, easy-to-understand format. Whether you're new to the industry or enhancing your qualifications, you'll gain the in-depth knowledge needed to excel as an investment adviser representative (IAR) or registered representative (RR).

AudioLearn Law School Course Outlines presents Constitutional Law. Written by distinguished law professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this outline covers what is typically taught in a law school constitutional law course. Included are detailed explanations of critical issues and topics you must know to master the course.

This audiobook will let you learn and review the core elements of federal evidence rules which apply in most states and local districts as well. Morton covers the 11 important areas: General Provisions, Judicial Notice, Presumptions, Relevancy, Privileges, Witnesses, Opinions & Expert Testimony, Hearsay, Authentication & Identification, Contents of WritingRecordingsPhotos & Miscellaneous Rules. A must listen for every law student, lawyer, and people interested in the law or involved in legal cases.

Written by distinguished law professors and professionally narrated for easy listening, this outline covers what is typically taught in a law school's Conflicts of Law course. Included are detailed explanations of critical issues and topics you must know to master the topic.

Soluções pacíficas de conflitos são cada vez mais necessárias diante da multiplicação de disputas judiciais envolvendo relações interinstitucionais e interpessoais, que têm sobrecarregado o Sistema de Justiça. Mediação e Arbitragem tornam-se meios alternativos de resolução de conflitos empregados pela utilização de mecanismos e métodos como o diálogo e o consenso.

In 1954, the Supreme Court's Brown decision ended segregated schooling in the United States, but regrettably, as documented in congressional testimony and transcripts, it also ended the careers of a generation of highly qualified and credentialed Black teachers and principals. In the Deep South and northern border states over the decades following Brown, Black schools were illegally closed and Black educators were displaced en masse. By engaging with the complicated legacy of the Brown decision, Leslie T. Fenwick illuminates a crucial chapter in education history.

In 2018, the FBI was given only a week to investigate allegations of sexual misconduct against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. But even as Kavanaugh was sworn in, many questions remained unanswered, leaving millions of Americans unsettled. During the confirmation hearings, New York Times reporters Robin Pogrebin and Kate Kelly broke critical stories about Kavanaugh's past, including the "Renate Alumni" yearbook story. They were inundated with tips that couldn't be fully investigated before the confirmation process closed. Now, their book fills in the blanks.

Любая профессия, а особенно юридическая, имеет свои секреты и немыслима без знания различного рода уловок и хитростей. Автор книги собрал воедино многочисленные тактические приемы, нестандартные решения практических задач и юридические уловки, позволяющие достигать результатов даже в самых, на первый взгляд, безнадежных делах. Книга будет интересна не только начинающим юристам и практикующим специалистам в различных отраслях права, но и широкому кругу читателей.