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October 2024 New Books

In October 2024, the Law Library added the following new titles to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

AGRICULTURE LAW

1. Loka L. Ashwood, et.al., Empty Fields, Empty Promises: a State-by-State Guide to Understanding and Transforming the Right to Farm (2024).

2. Xaq Frohlich, From Label to Table: Regulating Food in America in the Information Age (2023)

ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT

1. Marianne Mason, Police Interrogation, Language, and the Law : The Invocation Game (2004).

2. Dickens and His Lawyers (2023).

BANKRUPTCY LAW

1. Daniel Platt, The Price of Misfortune : Rights and Wrongs in Indebted America (2023).

CIVIL RIGHTS, GENERALLY

1. Adam Chilton and Kyle Rozema, Trial By Numbers : a Lawyer’s Guide to Statistical Evidence (2024).

CONTRACTS

1. Kit Burden, Mark O’Conor, and Duncan Pithouse, Negotiating Technology Contracts (2023).

2. Damian Clifford, Kwan Ho Lau, and Jeannie Marie Paterson, Data and Private Law (2023).

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

1. Dominik Zajac, Non-State Actors Law-Making and Domestic Criminal Law (2024).

2. Anthea Hucklesby and Raymond Holts, eds., Tracking People : Wearable Technologies in Social and Public Policy (2024).

3. Sanaz Alasti, Judicial Corporal Punishment as an Alternative to Incarceration in the United States : Lessons Learned from Islamic Criminal Justice Systems (2023).

4. Miriam H. Baer, Myths and Misunderstandings in White-Collar Crime (2023).

ECONOMICS

1. Matthew Titolo, Privatization and Its Discontents : Infrastructure, Law, and American Democracy (2023).

EDUCATION LAW

1. George Fisher, Beware Euphoria : the Moral Roots and Racial Myths of America’s War on Drugs (2024).

2. Allyson Mower, Developing Authorship and Copyright Ownership Policies : Best Practice (2024).

3. James R. Stoner Jr., Paul O. Carrese, and Carol McNamara, eds., Free Speech and Intellectual Diversity in Higher Education (2023).

4. Michelle L. Boettcher and Cristobal Salinas Jr., Law and Ethics in Academic and Student Affairs : Developing an Institutional Intelligence Approach (2024).

ENVIRONMENTAL LAW

1. Madison Powers, A Livable Planet : Human Rights in the Global Economy (2024).

2. Yoshifumi Tanaka, Rachael Lorna Johnstone, and Vibe Ulfbeck, The Routledge Handbook of Polar Law (2023).

FIRST AMENDMENT

1. Cass R. Sunstein, Campus Free Speech : a Pocket Guide (2024).

FOOD AND DRUG LAW

1. Toby Seddon, Rethinking Drug Laws : Theory, History, Politics (2023).

GENDER

1. Kimberly Tao, Legal Categorization of “Transgender” : An Analysis of Statutory Interpretation of “Sex”, “Man”, and “Woman” in Transgender Jurisprudence (2024).

2. Sara Chatfield, In Her Own Name : the Politics of Women’s Rights Before Suffrage (2023).

HEALTH LAW AND POLICY

1. Susan Marie Sterett, Litigating the Pandemic : Disaster Cascades in Court (2023).

2. Donald H. Romano, Stark : a Practitioner’s Guide (2023).

3. Stefania Achella and Chantal Marazia, eds., Vulnerabilities : Rethinking Medicine Rights and Humanities in Post-Pandemic (2023).

IMMIGRATION LAW

1. Sarah Tosh, The Immigration Law Death Penalty : Aggravated Felonies, Deportation, and Legal Resistance (2023).

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

1. Steven D. Jamar and Lateef Mtima, eds., Cambridge Handbook of Intellectual Property and Social Justice (2024).

INTERNATIONAL LAW

1. Ruth Margaret Buchanan, Luis Eslava, and Sundhya Pahuja, The Oxford Handbook of International Law and Development (2023).

2. M. Basheer Ahmed Khan and Kaushal Kishore, Policies, Practices, and Protocols for International Commercial Arbitration (2023).

LEGAL HISTORY

1. John Robertson, ed., Time, History, and Political Thought (2024).

LEGAL PROFESSION

1. Daniel Newman, ed., Leading Works On the Legal Profession (2024).

2. Morgan L. W. Hazelton, Rachael K. Hinkle, and Michael J. Nelson, The Elevator Effect : Contact and Collegiality in the American Judiciary (2023).

3. James J. Brosnahan, Justice at Trial : Courtroom Battles and Groundbreaking Cases (2023).

LEGISLATION

1. Andrew P. Napolitano, Freedom’s Anchor : An Introduction to Natural Law Jurisprudence in American Constitutional History (2023).

2. John R. Vile, Encyclopedia of Presidential Vetoes from Washington through to Biden : History, Subjects, and Procedures (2024).

MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE

1. Angela Hume, Deep Care : the Radical Activists Who Provided Abortions, Defied the Law, and Fought to Keep Clinics Open (2023).

PSYCHOLOGY AND PSYCHIATRY

1. Allan Edward Barsky, Clinicians In Court : a Guide to Subpoenas, Depositions, Testifying, and Everything Else You Need to Know (2024).

RACE AND ETHNICITY

1. Charles F. Wilkinson, Treaty Justice : the Northwest Tribes, the Boldt Decision, and the Recognition of Fishing Rights (2024).

RELIGION

1. Cinzia Piciocchi, Courts, Pluralism and Law in the Everyday : Food, Clothing and Days of Rest (2024).

SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY

1. Ignacio N. Cofone, The Privacy Fallacy : Harm and Power in the Information Economy (2024).

2. Roger Brownsword, Technology, Humans, and Discontent With Law : the Quest for Better Governance (2024).

3. Traci Cipriano, The Thriving Lawyer : a Multidimensional Model of Well-Being For a Sustainable Legal Profession (2024).

4. Mark Findlay, Li Min Ong, and Wenxi Zhang, eds., Mark Findlay, Li Min Ong, and Wenxi Zhang, eds. (2023).

5. Jerry W. Markham, Cryptocurrency Regulation : A Primer (2023).

SEX CRIMES

1. Emily Horowitz, From Rage to Reason : Why We Need Sex Crime Laws Based on Facts, Not Fear (2023).

2. Henry F. Fradella, Sex and Privacy in American Law (2023).

SPORTS

1. Ed Garvey, Never Ask “Why” : Football Players’ Fight for Freedom in the NFL (2023).

TAXATION–STATE AND LOCAL

1. Peter J. Wiedenbeck and Brendan S. Maher, ERISA Principles (2024).

TRANSPORTATION LAW

1. Charles U. Zug, Dwight D. Eisenhower and the Federal Highway Act (2024).

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.

March 2022 New Books

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

CIVIL RIGHTS, GENERALLY

1. Christopher W. Schmidt, Civil Rights in America:  A History (2021).

COMMUNICATIONS LAW

2. Christopher Millard, ed., Cloud Computing Law (2021).

COMPARATIVE AND FOREIGN LAW

3. Csaba Varga, ed., Comparative Law and Multicultural Legal Classes:  Challenge or Opportunity? (2020).

CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, GENERALLY

4. Oreste Pollicino, Judicial Protection of Fundamental Rights on the Internet:  A Road Towards Digital Constitutionalism? (2021).

CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

5. Jed S. Rakoff, Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go Free:  And Other Paradoxes of Our Broken Legal System (2022).

6. Matthew Barry Johnson, Wrongful Conviction in Sexual Assault:  Stranger Rape, Acquaintance Rape, and Intra-Familial Child Sexual Assaults (2021).

EVIDENCE

7. Austin Sarat, Lawrence Douglas, and Martha Merrill Umphrey, eds., Law and the Visible (2021).

FIRST AMENDMENT

8. Heather J. Sharkey and Jeffrey Edward Green, eds., The Changing Terrain of Religious Freedom (2021).

FOURTEENTH AMENDMENT

9. Annette Gordon-Reed, On Juneteenth (2021).

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

10. Shari Seidman Diamonds and Jerre B. Swann, eds., Trademark and Deceptive Advertising Survey:  Law, Science, and Design (2022).

11. Luke McDonagh, Performing Copyright:  Law, Theatre and Authorship (2021).

12. Martha Buskirk, Is It Ours?:  Art, Copyright, and Public Interest (2021).

JUDGES

13. Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Amanda L. Tyler, Justice, Justice Thou Shalt Pursue:  A Life’s Work Fighting for a More Perfect Union (2021).

LEGAL ANALYSIS AND WRITING

14. Christine Coughlin, Sandy Patrick, Matthew Houston, and Elizabeth McCurry Johnson, Modern Legal Scholarship:  A Guide to Producing and Publishing Scholarly and Professional Writing (2020).

LEGAL EDUCATION

15. Amanda Kennedy, Anel du Plessis, Rob Fowler, Evan Hamman, and Ceri Warnock, eds., Teaching and Learning in Environmental Law:  Pedagogy, Methodology and Best Practice (2021).

16. Matyas Bodig, Legal Doctrinal Scholarship:  Legal Theory and the Inner Workings of a Doctrinal Discipline (2021).

17. Susan Bartie and David Sandomierski, eds., American Legal Education Abroad:  Critical Histories (2021).

LEGAL PROFESSION

18. Melanie Bragg, Defining Moments:  Insights Into the Lawyer’s Soul (2019).

LEGAL RESEARCH AND LIBRARIES

19. Scott Carlson, The Library of the Future:  How the Heart of the Campus is Transforming (2022).

20. Herbert M. Kritzer, Advanced Introduction to Empirical Legal Research (2021).

WATER LAW

21. Joseph W. Dellapenna and Joyeeta Gupta, eds., Water Law (2021).

22. Laurence Boisson de Chazournes, Fresh Water in International Law (2021).

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.

August 2021 New Resources

In August 2021, the Law Library added the following new resources to the collection to support the research and curricular needs of our faculty and students.

New Resources

HeinOnline’s Open Society Justice Initiative

HeinOnline has provided a new database, Open Society Justice Initiative. The Open Society Justice Initiative, part of the Open Society Foundations, was established in 2003 to provide expert legal support for Open Society’s broader mission and values through strategic human rights litigation and other legal work. The Justice Initiative publishes reports, handbooks, briefing papers, legal and policy submissions, and fact sheets exploring and advocating on issues of human rights and justice.

New Books

ADMIRALTY

Felicity G. Attard, The Duty of the Shipmaster to Render Assistance at Sea Under International Law (2020).


ARTIFICAL INTELLIGENCE LAW AND LEGISLATION

Woodrow Barfield, ed., The Cambridge Handbook of the Law of Algorithms (2021).

BUSINESS ORGANIZATIONS

Grant M. Hayden and Matthew T. Bodie, Reconstructing the Corporation: From Shareholder Primacy to Shared Governance (2020).


CONTRACTS

Edward Yorio and Steve Thel, Contract Enforcement: Specific Performance and Injunctions (2011).


CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Glen Sample Ely, Murder in Montague: Frontier Justice and Retribution in Texas (2020).


DOMESTIC RELATIONS

Mark A. Chinn, Forms, Checklists, and Procedures for the Family Lawyer (2021).

HEALTH LAW AND POLICY

W. Andrew H. Gantt III, ed., Healthcare Cybersecurity (2021).

INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW

Michelle M. Wu, Rebalancing Copyright: Considering Technology’s Impact on Libraries and the Public Interest (2021).

Theodore H. Davis, Jr., Jay Erstling, and Megan Miller, What is a Trademark (2021).

JUDGES

Mary Theresa Vasquez and Anthony Head, From the Texas Cotton Fields to the United States Tax Court: The Life Journey of Juan F. Vasquez (2021).

LEGAL EDUCATION

Melissa A. Wong, Instructional Design for LIS Professionals: A Guide for Teaching Librarians and Information Science Professionals (2019).

LEGAL RESEARCH AND LIBRARIES

Rebecca Tolley, A Trauma-Informed Approach to Library Services (2020).

MEDICAL JURISPRUDENCE

Barak Cohen, ed., with Michael C. Bleicher, Cannabis Law: A Primer on Federal and State Law Regarding Marijuana, Hemp, and CBD (2021).

PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Alan S. Gutterman, Business and Human Rights: Advising Clients on Respecting and Fulfilling Human Rights (2020).

Theda C. Snyder, Women Rainmakers’ Best Marketing Tips (2021).

Jennifer K. Robbennolt and Jean R. Sternlight, Psychology for Lawyers: Understanding the Human Factors in Negotiation, Litigation, and Decision Making (2021).

Nancy Harris Vaidik and Rebecca Diaz-Bonilla, Point Well Made: Persuasive Oral Advocacy (2021).

James H. Fierberg, A Civility-Based Model for New Lawyers: Understanding Your Moral Compass, Interpersonal Skills, and Ethical Inventory Before Practicing Law (2021).

SEXUAL ORIENTATION

Kevin Leo Yabut Nadal, Queering Law and Order: LGBTQ Communities and the Criminal Justice System (2020).

All resources 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.

All electronic databases are available through the Library’s webpage, http://www.depts.ttu.edu/law/lawlibrary/index.php.

Library staff will be able to assist in locating and checking out any of these items or helping you contact the Librarian on call for questions about electronic resources.