How to judge a book by its cover
The legal literature of legal theory can be tricky.The Supreme Court’s landmark 1973 decision in Fisher v.University of Texas at Austin, which defined affirmative action in higher education as a form of racial discrimination, was a seminal landmark, but it left a lot of gray areas to be settled.As a result, it has become an […]
When Fugitive Slave Law Was Introduced in the US
When Fugitives Slave Law was introduced in the United States in 1865, the term “slave” was used in all but a few cases.But the law was intended to protect freed slaves who had been freed by the state or other governmental bodies and their descendants.In many cases, the law also required that the descendants of […]
How Noahide Laws Can Protect You From Getting Arrested
Noahide laws protect people from being arrested if they enter their own homes in order to avoid being discovered and/or charged with trespassing, according to a new article from the Washington Post.In a recent story, the paper reported that the state’s Noahide law allows homeowners to shield their property from law enforcement officers in order […]
New York law book: ‘The first law book on tenancy’
The first law books on tenancy are the books of law by the late William Bloomberg, and his first was called The First Law Book on Torts.The title refers to the first law in his 1851 book, The Principles of Law.Bloomberg’s work is one of the few that can be read with modern ears, and […]
When you have a bad landlord, it’s time to go after a bad neighbor
The title of this article is a joke.We’re just going to say it.You probably don’t need a lawyer to know this is true.But it’s true nonetheless.The Boyle’s Law (BLL) is a common-law law system that applies to rental property and landlords who fail to provide adequate notice to prospective tenants.If you rent an apartment, the […]
How to read the law online
The law is complicated.There are laws, regulations, interpretations and interpretations of the law that are not always clear and which can make it difficult to read and understand.Some of the best resources for law students are those written by scholars who have worked at the highest levels of government, law firms and the courts.The aim […]
How to know if you are being discriminated against
An Australian law book explains that the term “superposition” has no legal meaning.It’s a phrase that’s been used to describe situations where two different words are used in the same sentence, but one word is written differently.“It’s basically the same rule, but it’s used in different ways,” Dr Lee said.“In fact, the rule says, ‘If […]