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502 pages ; 24 cm
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A portrait of the influential chief justice, statesman, and diplomat illuminates his pivotal role in the establishment of the Constitution and Supreme Court and recounts his work as an advisor to multiple presidents.
"The remarkable story of John Marshall who, as chief justice, statesman, and diplomat, played a pivotal role in the founding of the United States. No member of America's Founding Generation had a greater impact on the Constitution and...
1442) Rules of engagement
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1 videodisc (127 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Colonel Terry Childers is a patriot and war hero. But when a peacekeeping mission he leads in Yemen goes terribly wrong, he finds himself facing a court martial. Accused of breaking the rules of engagement by killing unarmed civilians, Childers' only hope of vindication rests with comrade-in-arms Hays Hodges, a military lawyer of questionable abilities. Together, they face the battle of their lives.--Container.
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3 videodiscs (approximately 490 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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The television series is a spinoff from the popular Breaking Bad television show. The series takes place six years before the events of Breaking Bad and features small-time lawyer Jimmy McGill. The series follows the exploits of Jimmy and the circumstances that lead to his metamorphosis into criminal-minded lawyer Saul Goodman.
1444) A killer's wife
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351 pages ; 21 cm
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"Fourteen years ago, prosecutor Jessica Yardley's husband went to prison for a series of brutal murders. She's finally created a life with her daughter and is a well-respected attorney. She's moving on. But when a new rash of homicides has her ex-husband, Eddie, written all over them - the nightmares of her past come back to life. The FBI asks Jessica to get involved in the hunt for this copycat killer - which means visiting her ex and collaborating...
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Stone Barrington receives a rather unexpected phone call from Arrington Calder, the ex-girlfriend with whom he has a son. Arrington's much older husband, the actor Vance Calder, has just died, leaving her a fortune in Centurion Studios stock. Arrington has plans for the money and asks Stone to represent her in the sale of the company. But when he arrives at her home in Bel-Air to finalize the deal, things take a nasty turn.
1446) Laws of attraction
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1 videodisc (approximately 87 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Though equally respected in their field, divorce lawyers Audrey and Daniel are opposites inside and out of the courtroom. Audrey is meticulous and by the book, while Daniel relies on personality and luck to get by. Neither have lost a case and neither intends to now, but a celebrity power couple gone wrong will end one of their winning streaks. The divorce settlement hinges on an old Irish castle. The two race to Ireland where after an Irish festival...
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374 pages ; 24 cm
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"Ellice Littlejohn seemingly has it all: an Ivy League law degree, a well-paying job as a corporate attorney in midtown Atlanta, great friends, and a "for fun" relationship with a rich, charming executive, who just happens to be her white boss. But everything changes one cold January morning when Ellice arrives in the executive suite and finds him dead with a gunshot to his head. And then she walks away like nothing has happened. Why? Ellice has been...
1449) Garrow's law: Series 2
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2 videodiscs (240 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
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The true tale of William Garrow, who acted as counsel for the accused, introducing the 'innocent until proven guilty' theory to London's Old Bailey. Includes four episodes.
1451) Prime Deception
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John Quinn, an investigative journalist on England's biggest-selling and most notorious tabloid newspaper, is about to write the story of his life - a kiss-and-tell with one of the country's most powerful men at its heart. But the story dies when Lorna Thomas, the kiss in his kiss-and-tell, kills herself on a quiet country road.
Unable to accept her twin's suicide, Laurie Thomas follows in her sister's footsteps to London and to the heart of government....
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This richly detailed biography illustrates how a determined Canadian seeking justice created an enduring legacy. Through vigorous battles, Jim McRuer's passion for justice was translated into laws that daily touch and protect the lives of millions today. James Chalmers McRuer was not easy to get along with or even much liked by many lawyers who dubbed him 'Vinegar Jim.' Yet countless others saw him as heroic, inspirational, a man above and apart...
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Not since flamboyant, fringed-sleeved Gerry Spence has the courtroom seen anyone who can compare to Tony Buzbee. His fame and reputation increases with each successive judgment, including multi-million dollar victories against mega corporations, such as BP and the Ford Motor Company, and government entities such as FEMA and the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association.
Tony Buzbee, a product of a small-town upbringing in East Texas, an education at...
1454) Synergy
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Ryan Gorman, a former military officer, is general counsel of a major, international, diversified energy company with many subsidiaries. When he is confronted with a series of unexplained murders and attempts on his life amid a corporate merger, he must draw upon his prior military training to solve the mystery, defend the country he loves, and save his life and livelihood and that of his family. Greed, corruption, sadistic criminals, and terrorists...
1455) Sudden Death
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The clock is ticking on Erasmus Jones' deadliest case yet...
Jaded lawyer Erasmus Jones has been hired to protect the footballing world's latest protégé - and while it's a job he may not like, he can't refuse. Thrust into the hedonistic world of the football elite, Erasmus discovers a sinister underbelly to the beautiful game, riddled with corruption, deceit... and murder.
It's his most high-profile case yet... and it should be enough. But when...
1456) The Old Religion
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The Cornish village of St. Petroc is the sort of place where people come to hide. Tom Killgannon is one such person. An ex—undercover cop, Tom is in the Witness Protection Program hiding from some very violent people, and St. Petroc offers him a chance to live a safe and quiet life.
Until he meets Lila. Lila is a seventeen-year-old runaway. When she breaks into Tom's house, she takes more than just his money. His wallet holds everything about his...
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The Moral Witness is the first cultural history of the "witness to genocide" in the West. Carolyn J. Dean shows how the witness became a protagonist of twentieth-century moral culture by tracing the emergence of this figure in courtroom battles from the 1920s to the 1960s-covering the Armenian genocide, the Ukrainian pogroms, the Soviet Gulag, and the trial of Adolf Eichmann. In these trials, witness testimonies differentiated the crime of genocide...
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Immergez-vous dans l'esprit d'un détenu incarcéré pour délinquance.
Une nuit en garde à vue à la gendarmerie. Je n'ai rien mangé depuis hier midi, j'ai faim. Première nuit de prison. Une cellule tout en béton de deux mètres sur deux. Une nuit sur une couchette elle aussi de béton recouverte d'un matelas plastique de quatre centimètres d'épaisseur. On m'a retiré mes lunettes de peur que je ne les utilise pour m'enfuir ou pour me faire...
1459) Fourth To Run
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Even happy endings aren't perfect.
At long last things are looking up for Aiden Connelly. A successful lawyer, now running his own firm, he has earnt the respect of the townspeople of Avalon, and he has the woman he loves, Brandy Cotton, by his side.
But Aiden can't forget the mystery surrounding the death of his friend Justin ten years earlier. When a new tip-off leads him to Mexico and an infamous cartel, he unwittingly unleashes a sinister and...
1460) Chasing Justice
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Judge Angela Cornwell sits on the California Superior Court. One busy Friday morning, Angela's mentor lies dead in his own chambers. The police say he blew his brains out. Not possible to Angela, she can't leave it alone. Decades before, rogue FBI agent, Frank Maier, gets a murder case of a young woman in Washington D.C. Too soon he's ordered to back away, even threatened. But he can't leave it alone either.In their separate quests, Frank and Angela...
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