An approachable and practical study guide to what is considered a challenging and abstract subject, Examples & Explanations: Federal Courts provides... students with a brief, textual introduction to doctrines, as well as examples and analytical answers. With a sensible, flexible organization, it adapts well to a variety of teaching approaches and learning styles. This reliable guide offers ample features and benefits: Cutting-edge coverage unveils many important recent developments absent in competing books, such as: Hamdan v. Rumsfeld (non-Article III courts - 2006) Marshall v. Marshall (diversity of citizenship - 2006) The Class Action Fairness Act (diversity of citizenship - 2005) Terri Schiavo litigation (congressional control of federal court jurisdiction - 2005) Grable & Sons v. Darue Engineering (federal question jurisdiction - 2005) Empire Healthchoice Assurance, Inc. v. McVeigh (2006) Exxon Mobil v. Allapattah (supplemental jurisdiction - 2005) Lance v. Dennis (Rooker-Feldman doctrine 2006) Exxon Mobil v. Saudi Basic Industries (Rooker-Feldman doctrine - 2005) Habeas Corpus cases (2005-2006) Nuances and unsettled issues in the law are openly addressed. The guide resists black letter simplification of legal concepts and capitalizes on this notion, without sacrificing clarity or meaningful analysis Complicated subjects are presented in an understandable manner. Widely respected federal courts scholar, Professor Laura E. Little, transforms her global knowledge of federal courts issues in a format that students can digest and master. An accessible and clear writing style provides lucid explanations of complex areas of the law and breaks down doctrines into component parts. Page layout is designed for easy retrieval and understanding A sensible and flexible organization caters to students with various learning styles. Topics are organized according to the various functions of federal courts, which gives the book

Law School Publications from West would like to announce that Doernberg, Wingate and Zeigler's Federal Courts, Federalism and Separation of Powers:... Cases and Materials, Fourth Edition is publishing in April and the book should reach your desk in mid to late April. The new edition includes recent Terms' decisions on standing (Massachusetts v. EPA), federal-question jurisdiction (Grable v. Darue), federal common law, the Eleventh Amendment, the Rooker-Feldman doctrine (Exxon Mobil Corp. v. SABIC), and habeas corpus, the last of which now devotes a full section to habeas corpus and the war on terror.

Touching on history, economics, politics, and law, these stories steal behind the texts of the legal opinions into the larger-than-life personalities... and struggles of their antagonists and protagonists. This title is an invaluable supplement to any federal courts casebook.

This guide provides up-to-date information on pertinent federal rules and code sections relating to criminal procedure, including recent amendments. It... includes Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, Federal Rules of Evidence, Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure, Rules of the U.S. Supreme Court, Rules for the Alien Terrorist Removal Court of the United States, other selected rules, Title 18 of the United States Code Annotated;, the U.S. Constitution, and other selected sections of the . This edition updates the rules as amended through February 1, 2012, and the legislation of the 112th Congress, through Pub. L. No. 112-90, approved January 3, 2012.

The Fifth Edition is an entire reworking of this classic casebook. Beyond its traditional role in teaching a broad-gauge federal criminal law course,... the book is highly appropriate to use for white collar crime courses; for example, fraud materials focus on business practices uncovered in the current economic meltdown. New chapters include Plea Bargaining, Cooperation Agreements and Conspiracy. All of the chapters have been substantially revamped, reflecting recent Supreme Court rulings, new case law and statutory changes. The authors are proud to announce the addition of a new co-author, Professor Susan R. Klein of the University of Texas Law School.

This newly-revised text is excellent as recommended reading or as a supplement for any class covering NEPA, RCRA, CERCLA, the Clean Air Act or the Clean... Water Act. The authors walk the reader through each chapter, discussing the policy and substance of the major statutes, citing recent cases, law reviews and other secondary sources. This book greatly enhances classroom discussions of critical baseline issues because it helps students quickly understand key concepts and controversial issues.

This 2010 supplement updates the casebook, which provides detailed information on federal income taxation of partnerships and S corporations. The... casebook provides the tools for fast, easy, on-point research and includes selected cases designed to illustrate the development of taxation of partnerships and S corporations.

CCH's Federal Estate & Gift Taxes: Code and Regulations is an indispensable single-source compilation of the estate and gift tax law. It provides... the following: - Full official text of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the corresponding Final, Temporary, and Proposed Regulations. Also included are selected income tax Code sections and Regulations that closely relate to estate and gift taxes, as well as selected procedural Code sections and corresponding Regulations. - Unified transfer tax rates and the income tax rates applicable to estates and trusts, presented in tabular form for quick reference. This helpful reference features a reader-friendly format, with an expanded 7-1/2"" x 10"" oversized page and larger type fonts for enhanced readability. To help facilitate users' research: - All Final, Temporary and Proposed Regulations are presented in Code section order rather than categorized by type (estate, gift, etc.). - The Code, Regulations, and Index sections are identified by special bleeder cuts so that users can quickly and easily identify these sections. Parallel arrangement by Code section ensures efficient research and a Table of Contents provides easy location of the contents by subject. This reference's portable one-volume presentation with expanded page size and larger type fonts for enhanced readability makes it a handy alternative to the unabridged multi-volume IRC and Regs. Reflects statutory and regulatory developments through February, 2012.

CCH's Federal Estate & Gift Taxes: Code and Regulations is an indispensable single-source compilation of the estate and gift tax law. It provides... the following: - Full official text of the estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer tax provisions of the Internal Revenue Code and the corresponding Final, Temporary, and Proposed Regulations. Also included are selected income tax Code sections and Regulations that closely relate to estate and gift taxes, as well as selected procedural Code sections and corresponding Regulations. - Unified transfer tax rates and the income tax rates applicable to estates and trusts, presented in tabular form for quick reference. This helpful reference features a reader-friendly format, with an expanded 7-1/2" x 10" oversized page and larger type fonts for enhanced readability. To help facilitate users' research: - All Final, Temporary and Proposed Regulations are presented in Code section order rather than categorized by type (estate, gift, etc.). - The Code, Regulations, and Index sections are identified by special bleeder cuts so that users can quickly and easily identify these sections. Parallel arrangement by Code section ensures efficient research and a Table of Contents provides easy location of the contents by subject. This reference's portable one-volume presentation with expanded page size and larger type fonts for enhanced readability makes it a handy alternative to the unabridged multi-volume IRC and Regs. Reflects statutory and regulatory developments through March 2007.