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2023 February New Books

In February 2023, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

BANKRUPTCY LAW

1. David J Slenn, The Fraudulent Transfer of Wealth: Unwound and Explained (2022).

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

2. Michael R. Gray, Natalma M. McKnew and William W. Sentell, eds., Covenants Against Competition in Franchise Agreements (2023).

COMMUNICATIONS LAW

3. David L. Sloss, Tyrants on Twitter: Protecting Democracies from Information Warfare (2022).

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

4. Bennett G. Picker and Conna A. Weiner, Commercial Mediation Practice Guide: A Practical Handbook for Lawyers and Their Business Clients (2023).

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

5. Michael B. Gerrard, Jody Freeman and Michael Burger, eds., Global Climate Change and U.S. Law (2023).

FIRST AMENDMENT

6. Brett Gary, Dirty Works: Obscenity on Trial in America’s First Sexual Revolution (2021).

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

7. Howard A. Skaist, Patent Claim Drafting Practice: Tactics, Strategy, and Analysis (2023).

JUDGES

8. Lauren Stiller Rikleen, Her Honor: Stories of Challenge and Triumph from Women Judges (2023).

LEGAL ANALYSIS AND WRITING

9. Linda L. Berger and Kathryn M. Stanchi, Legal Persuasion: A Rhetorical Approach to the Science (2018).

10. Darby Dickerson and Brooke J. Bowman, eds., The Scribes Manual for Law Review Editors (2022).

LEGAL PROFESSION

11. Richard L. Hermann, 21st Century Legal Career series (v. 7 – v. 18) (2017).

12. Linda Sapadin, How to Beat Procrastination in the Digital Age: 6 Change Programs for 6 Personality Styles (2012).

13. Donald J. Polden and Barry Z. Posner, Leading in Law: Leadership Development for Law Students (2022).

14. Lynne Adair Kramer and Ann L. Nowak, The Experiential Guide to Law Practice Management: Opening and Operating Your Own Firm (2022).

MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE

15. Mary Ziegler, Roe: The History of a National Obsession (2023).

NATURAL RESOURCES LAW

16. Tobe Liebert, The Law of the Colorado River: A Legal Research Guide (2022).

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

17. Robert Costello and Colleen Eren, The Impact of Supreme Court Decisions on US Institutions: A Sociology of Law Primer (2022).

WATER LAW

18. Allison Rumsey, Joel Gross, Ethan Shenkman, and Edward McTiernan, Clean Water Act Essentials (2022).

All of these books are available from the Law Library. If you would like to check out any of these titles, please contact the circulation desk at either 806-742-3957 or circulation.law@ttu.edu. Library staff will be able to assist in locating and checking out any of these items.

January 2023 New Books

In January 2023, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

1. Elizabeth Kelley, ed., Representing People with Dementia: A Practical Guide for Criminal Defense Lawyers (2022).

DOMESTIC RELATIONS

2. Margaret “Pegi” S. Price, The Special Needs Child and Divorce: A Practical Guide to Handling and Evaluating Cases (2022).

INFORMATION PRIVACY

3. W. Stanford Smith and Alan S. Gutterman, ed., Guide to Privacy (2022).

4. Sarah Lamdan, Data Cartels: The Companies that Control and Monopolize Our Information (2023).

LEGAL EDUCATION

5. E. Scott Fruehwald, Critical Thinking: An Essential Skill for Law Students, Lawyers, Law Professors, and Judges (2022).

6. Dennis J. Tonsing, 1000 Days to the Bar, But the Practice of Law Begins Now (2022).

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

7. Lawrence E. Ballard and Carole Symonds, Law Firm Accounting and Financial Management (2021).

8. Marcia Watson Wasserman and Cynthia Thomas, Law Office Policies, Procedures, and Operations Manual (2022).

TORTS

9. Mike F. Pipkin, Marilyn Klinger, George J. Bachrach, and Tracey L. Haley, eds., The Surety’s Indemnity Agreement: Law and Practice (2023).

November 2022 New Books

In November 2022, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

1. Amy Klobuchar, Antitrust: Taking on Monopoly Power from the Gilded Age to the Digital Age (2022).

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

2. Alan Mygatt-Tauber, Medellin v. Texas: International Justice, Federalism, and the Execution of Jose Medellin (2022).

3. John M. Hagedorn, Gangs on Trial: Challenging Stereotypes and Demonization in the Courts (2022).

ELECTIONS AND VOTING

4. Michael A. Smith, ed., Much Sound and Fury, or the New Jim Crow?: The Twenty-First Century’s Restrictive New Voting Laws and Their Impact (2022).

JUDGES

5. Philippa Strum, On Account of Sex: Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the Making of Gender Equality Law (2022).

6. Linda Greenhouse, Justice on the Brink: The Death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, the Rise of Amy Coney Barrett, and Twelve Months that Transformed the Supreme Court (2021).

LAW OF THE SEA

7. Ryan J. Rebe, The Partisan Court: The Era of Political Partisanship on the U.S. Supreme Court (2021).

8. David Bosco, The Poseidon Project: The Struggle to Govern the World’s Oceans (2022).

LEGAL ANALYSIS AND WRITING

9. Diana J. Simon, The (Not too Serious) Grammar, Punctuation, and Style Guide to Legal Writing (2022).

10. David Boelzner, Writing Sentences that Work: Essentials for Law Students (2022).

LEGAL EDUCATION

11. Richard Grimes, Public Legal Education: The Role of Law Schools in Building a More Legally Literate Society (2021).

LEGAL PROFESSION

12. Joan W. Howarth, Shaping the Bar: The Future of Attorney Licensing (2023).

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

13. Connie Brenton and Susan Raridon Lambreth, Running Legal Like a Business: The Fundamental of Legal Operations for Law Departments (2021).

RELIGION

14. Karla L. Drenner, Faith-Based Influences on Legislative Decision-Making: Emerging Research and Opportunities (2022).

SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

15. Stephen Breyer, The Authority of the Court and the Peril of Politics (2021).

TORTS

16. Walter Champion and Carlos A. Velasquez, Blood in the Water: Feeding Frenzies and the Mass Tort Phenomenon (2021).

September 2022 New Books

In September 2022, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

1. Katherine B. Forrest, When Machines Can be Judge, Jury, and Executioner: Justice in the Age of Artificial Intelligence (2021).

LEGAL ANALYSIS AND WRITING

2. Michael Chiorazzi, ed., The Role of Citation in the Law: A Yale Law School Symposium (2022).

3. Michael D. Murray and Christy H. DeSanctis, Advanced Legal Writing and Oral Advocacy: Trials, Appeals, and Moot Court (2022).

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

4. Art Hinshaw, et. al., Negotiation and Lawyers (2021).

PROPERTY–PERSONAL AND REAL

5. Gary S. DeWeese, Land Valuation: Real Solutions to Complex Issues (2022).

RACE AND ETHNICITY

6. Clint Smith, How the Word is Passed: A Reckoning with the History of Slavery Across America (2021).

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

7. Simon Chesterman, We, the Robots?: Regulating Artificial Intelligence and the Limits of the Law (2021).

August 2022 New Books

In August 2022, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

ADMIRALTY

1. Utpal Kumar Raha, Submarine Cables Protection and Regulations: A Comparative Analysis and Model Framework (2021).

CONTRACTS

2. Werner Sabo, Legal Guide to AIA Documents (2022).

DISPUTE RESOLUTION

3. Kelly M. Feeley and Rebecca C. Morgan, Mastering Interviewing and Counseling (2020).

JUVENILES

4. Ginger C. Calloway and S. Margaret Lee, eds., Handbook of Children in the Legal System (2022).

LEGAL EDUCATION

5. Jill M. Fraley, Property: Hypotheticals, Self-Assessment Rubrics, and Tools for Success (2021).

6. Lisa M. Blasser, Nine Steps to Law School Success: A Scientifically Proven Study Process for Success in Law School (2020).

RELIGION