Recounts unintentionally humorous incidents from actual legal cases, including Supreme Court cases, unusual rulings, and the testimony of inept criminals

Supreme Folly

Humor & Entertainment

Uelmen, Gerald F.

Jones, Rodney R.

Humor

W.W. Norton & Co., Inc.

“More hilarity from the folks who brought us Disorderly Conduct . . . . It’s better to laugh than to cry when contemplating the court system.” ―Booklist Lawyers and non-lawyers alike fell delightedly on the authors’ previous collection of ridiculous excerpts from actual court cases. Now Rodney R. Jones and Gerald F. Uelmen return with an all-new assortment of unintentionally amusing incidents from legal cases of all kinds, including folly in the Supreme Court itself.

Supreme Folly: Hilarious Excerpts from Actual Court Cases

W.W.Norton&Company

This is the first biography of Stanley Mosk (1912-2001), iconic protector of civil rights and civil liberties during his 37 years as a justice of the Supreme Court of California (1964 to 2001). He had quickly risen as a well liked leader among Los Angeles reformers, as executive secretary to California governor Culbert Olson and then 16 years as a superior court judge. His 1958 election and service as state attorney general soon won national attention and the promise of likely election to the U.S. Senate, but an unexpected campaign twist augured a new course. This book frames Mosk's Supreme Court years and the landmark cases in which his opinions or biting dissents continue to resonate.

Justice Stanley Mosk: A Life at the Center of California Politics and Justice

Biographies & Memoirs

Braitman, Jacqueline R.

Historical

McFarland Company

Law professor Gerald Uelmen was preparing for sabbatical on June 16, 1994, three days after the murders of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ronald Goldman, when he got a call from Robert Shapiro, asking him to join in O.J. Simpson's defense. From that day until the reading of the verdict more than a year later, Professor Uelmen was at the epicenter of the trial of the century. His position on Simpson's legal "Dream Team" was unique: He was not only an advocate for his client, but also a teacher and a scholar. Lessons from the Trial is Professor Uelmen's account of what the Simpson case can teach all of us. He addresses hotly debated legal strategies - from jury selection to Johnnie Cochran's closing arguments - as well as the broader social issues, such as race relations and spousal abuse, that were thrust into the public's consciousness. For the countless millions who became engrossed by the case. Lessons from the Trial is the perfect book to help gain a fuller understanding of what really happened in the courtroom, and what it all means - for Simpson, for the justice system, and for the country as a whole. Professor Uelmen's legal insight and his insider status allow him to speak with authority where pundits and journalists can only speculate. And his thoughtful, evenhanded approach gives Lessons from the Trial an objective tone that will be difficult to match in books from the other principal players in the case.

Lessons from the Trial: The People V. O.J. Simpson

Rules & Procedures

ANDREWS MCMEEL PUB.

Leading off with the O. J. Simpson trial, the author assembles reflections on each phase of his legal career, including being a law school dean and professor, Supreme Court advocate for medical marijuana, critical observer of the criminal justice system, opponent of the death penalty, and executive director of the California study of wrongful convictions, as well as on more personal thoughts about ethical issues. Distinguishing reflections from ruminations, he ends each section with his current take on various proposed reforms of the justice system.

If It Doesn't Fit: Lessons from a Life in the Law

Memoirs

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