Thursday, October 24, 2013

Why Jury Duty Matters: A Citizen's Guide to Constitutional Action

Andrew Guthrie Ferguson (David A. Clarke School of Law).  Why Jury Duty Matters (New York University Press, 2013).

"Ferguson lucidly describes the history of the jury and explains why juries play such a critical role in the contemporary American system of justice.  Copies should be placed in the jury assembly rooms of every courthouse."
 Neil Vidmar, Duke University School of Law  

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

The Soul of Creativity: Forging a Moral Rights Law for the United States

Roberta Rosenthal Kwall (DePaul University College of Law). The Soul of Creativity: Forging a Moral Rights Law for the United States (Stanford University Press, 2009).

"Professor Kwall makes a refreshing and persuasive argument for clearer legal rights of recognition for authors, and she reaches far beyond studies that justify conventional moral rights. Kwall gracefully unites perspectives from literature, art, philosophy, and religion to reveal surprising deficiencies in the law and the complications of finding solutions.”
–Kenneth D. Crews, Columbia University