In 1970, Kenneth Gibson was elected as Newark, New Jersey’s first African-American mayor, a position he held for an impressive sixteen years. Yet even as Gibson served as a trailblazer for black politicians, he presided over a troubled time in the city’s history, as Newark’s industries declined and its crime and unemployment rates soared.This book offers a balanced assessment of Gibson’s leadership and his legacy, from the perspectives of the people most deeply immersed in 1970s an...

Since 1947 a modernized New Jersey Supreme Court has played an important and controversial role in the state, nation, and world. Its decisions in cutting-edge cases have confronted society’s toughest issues, reflecting changing social attitudes, modern life’s complexities, and new technologies.Paul Tractenberg has selected ten of the court’s landmark decisions between 1960 and 2011 to illustrate its extensive involvement in major public issues, and to assess its impact. Each case c...

Years later justice still cries over the mockery that occurred after the trial of the century. Especially the civil trial that should never have been!

" One would like to think that the U.S. Supreme Court, the highest Court in the land, is the one island of sanity still remaining. But if what you folks are about to read is any indication, we've all got a lot to worry about. The question that presents itself is whether the near pathological dizziness and irrationality in our society has so invaded this nation's marrow that, like a wild-infectious virus, even the Supreme Court is not immune."--from NO ISLAND OF SANITYNow, in...

Worth reading for this year 2013. the tax laws have changed dramatically so many revisons here a few tips to get you going for the upcoming year

This book contains a series of essays on conflict laws, including jurisdiction of the courts, choice of law, renvoi, property, recognition of family status, and recognition of foreign corporations. It is not a text-book, but an analysis and criticism of existing principles with recommendations for reform and for a different approach to the subject. In general, an approach is advocated that will be simpler and less abstract and doctrinaire than at present, and better integrated with the ord...

This book develops a new framework for analyzing the spatio-temporal workings of law and other forms of governance. Chronotopes of Law argues that studies of law and governance can be reinvigorated by drawing on a bundle of quite heterogenous analytical tools that do not have a single provenance or a single political or normative aim but that work well in combination.Analyses of legal temporality carried out by anthropologists and studies of law and space undertaken by geo...

This book presents my views on various issues ranging from contemporary events to personal philosophy. The book is, in fact, a consolidation of my views concretized on my blogs over years and is divided into four sections: Satire, Reviews, Opinions and Philosophy. I would recommend you to check out the section entitled Satire first and then move onto the Reviews section – as a natural transition from ultra-light to light – where I have reviewed Travel Locales, Books, Movies & more. If you ...

As of June 20, 2016 Subchapter M is officially here. It is supposed to address many issues in the towing industry and make our profession much safer. Everything has been addressed including fire fighting, supplies, record keeping, drills, surveys, inspections, training, navigation, security, lifesaving, etc. Everything, except for Manning and Work Hours. Everything except for the most important issue in the entire package. We can have the best equipment, with the best shoreside support tea...

Who Is Watching While They Pray? is a book written to drill down into the "Real" role of todays Executive Protection Officer (EPO)and Church Security Specialists. It does not matter what you call it;the basic guidelines are the same. Real stories will help the reader identify with the thought processes used to make split second life or death decisions. Walk through the methodology with us as we take you through learning what is most important to your Principal and guiding you through what ...

Jurisprudence. Philosophy of Law. Uncertainty of Law and Constitutional Government. This book looks at the causes of law: law as an artifact; the efficient, material, formal and final causes of law; and the errors of positivism

How would you react if your family was violated by a trusted government agency? It happens every day ...