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"This current, objective, and authoritative treatise and guide, with its special emphasis on federal agencies, analyzes all aspects of administrative law and the administrative process, including: * Disclosure of government information * Rules and rulemaking * Investigations; physical inspections; agency subpoena power; right to counsel * Adjudications * Hearings * Licenses * Separation and delegation of powers * Federal employees rights, duties, obligations * Judicial review * Federal grants and federal grant dispute resolution * Standing"

"Agricultural Law is a comprehensive treatise covering virtually every aspect of law that relates to farmers, ranchers and other agricultural interests. Inside these 15 intuitively organized volumes you'll find analyses of the applicable principles of law, citations to relevant federal and state statutes, court decisions and administrative regulations, and discussion of recent developments and topics of growing significance in this ever-evolving practice area. Specific areas of coverage include: • Business planning • Commercial transactions • Trade regulation • Agricultural cooperatives • Bankruptcy law • Income taxation and Social Security • Estate planning • Property law • Insurance law • Labor regulation • Government regulation: Federal and State • Civil liabilities • Environmental controls"

"The AIA Legal Citator is the only case finder authorized by the AIA, and the only one that lists and digests key federal and state decisions that interpret the widely used AIA construction contracts and related documents. Further, this timesaving research tool is the only product that: • is keyed to standard AIA contracts by specific numbered article or paragraph • differentiates between various versions of the same standard contract • uses a case reference numbering system that lets you easily identify the jurisdiction and date of each decision • lists all of the contract provisions at issue in each digested case"

"In-depth treatment of all aspects of mining law, including: • Federal lands and mineral leases • Mining claims • State and Indian mineral interests, including Alaskan mineral interests • Creation and transfer of mineral interests and title examination • Access, ancillary use and water rights • Organization of mining operations • Private leases and acquisitions • Joint exploration and development • Income and production taxation • Environmental regulation • Administrative practice • Mining and milling operations • Canadian mining law"

"This practice-oriented guide shows you, in directly applicable step-by-step form, how to meet all the ADA legal requirements that affect employment policies and procedures."

"Antieau on Local Government Law, Second Edition continues the comprehensive treatment of local government law begun when this publication was first written more than 40 years ago by Chester James Antieau, one of the nation's leading experts on local government law and civil rights. Newly revised and completely updated, the treatise provides a current and complete perspective on municipal corporations, as well as independent local government entities, and counties, adding emerging topics such as telecommunications, while still covering the same broad subject areas with which users have become accustomed: • Authorities & Districts • Contracts • Education • Elections and Referendums • Exercise of Powers • Finances • General Powers • Judicial Actions and Local Courts • Land Use Regulation • Officers and Employees • Organization • Relationship With Other Governments • Services and Assistance • Torts"

"This publication is designed to help artists and attorneys in the field understand the rights and responsibilities of artists and their work. It is broad based including detailed information on copyright and trademark rights, rights of publicity and censorship of an artist’s work. The book includes directions as well as practical guidance on these complex issues. It includes in one publication all of the information you need to protect yourself and/or your clients."

"Corbin on Contracts is peerless as a contract law treatise, and is one of the most cited and influential treatises in print. The venerable 16-volume Corbin on Contracts has been hailed as "the greatest law book ever written". Corbin contracts law analysis is exhaustive, and addresses all of the rules of contract law, including exceptions and variations. No other contract treatise matches Corbin on Contracts to help you prevent disputes and keep your clients out of court. Cited in the opinions of federal and state courts literally thousands of times, this exhaustive exposition of all the working rules of contract law has helped lawyers understand what the rules of contract mean and how they can be used in daily practice for more than half a century."

"This treatise examines all the complex constitutional issues involved in criminal law."

"Energy Law and Transactions covers the energy industry, all traditional energy sources, such as oil, gas, electricity, and coal, as well as nontraditional energy technologies and sources, such as hydroelectricity, solar, nuclear, biomass, and cogeneration. These energy sources and technologies are discussed from cradle to grave--that is, from exploration and production through transmission, distribution, and final consumption by the end-user."

"Today, there are over 500 commercial casinos, as well as card rooms, racinos and race tracks spread throughout the United States, as well as almost 500 Indian casinos operated by approximately 240 tribes, together generating approximately $70 billion in revenue annually. Recently, state legislators have recognized that legalized gambling provides an avenue for significant revenue generation for state and local government as well as increased capital investment and employment opportunities. Gaming Law & Practice addresses the framework of legalized gambling in the United States today, with specific chapters on Nevada and Michigan which offer differing approaches to the regulation of gaming."

"This treatise features extensive coverage of the law and regulation of the business of government contracting and federal acquisition. Government Contracts: Law, Administration and Procedure addresses nearly every aspect of government contract law and practice, with references to the history and policies underlying current principles as well as current references to applicable statutes, regulations and case decisions. More than a mere "case finder" or primary source compilation, this treatise provides a thorough discussion from experienced practitioners that places case law and regulations in the context most useful to attorneys, contract administrators and other professionals. Topics discussed include: • Allowable and unallowable costs • Contract officer responsibilities • Performance • What to do when stipulated performance becomes impossible • Excusable delay • Bid submission procedures • Profit margins"

"How to Manage Your Law Office is a two-volume practical guide that provides readers with cutting-edge information about effective techniques in law office administration. It includes discussions on topics ranging from the intricacies of personnel management and law office ergonomics to how law offices can best take advantage of modern technology."

"Setting the stage with an illuminating discussion of the use of power, Judicial Conduct and Ethics addresses the complete spectrum of judicial conduct, including uses and abuses of judicial power, judicial demeanor, disqualification, ex parte communications, case management, financial activities and disclosure, civic and charitable activities, personal conduct, political activities, civil and criminal liability, methods of discipline and removal, and disability and retirement. The book analyzes conduct that will subject judges to discipline under applicable codes of judicial conduct, and offers insights and advice on best practices."

"The Law of Associations is a one-volume handbook that will guide association executives step by step through the business, legal and tax issues encountered every day in managing an association. This one-stop guide to association management details topics such as the nature of associations, association operation, association lobbying, antitrust and employment law issues, ethical dilemmas, federal tax aspects of association activities, statistical reporting, and other legal and related problems of associations."

Administrative Law -- Antitrust & Trade Law -- Banking Law -- Business & Corporate Law -- Civil Procedure -- Civil Rights Law -- Communications Law -- Computer & Internet Law -- Contracts Law -- Criminal Law & Procedure -- Education law -- Energy & Utilities Law -- Environmental Law -- Estate, Gift & Trust Law -- Family Law -- Governments -- Healthcare Law -- Immigration Law -- Insurance Law -- International Trade Law -- Labor & Employment Law -- Legal Ethics -- Mergers & Acquisitions Law -- Military & Veterans Law -- Public Contracts Law -- Public Health & Welfare Law -- Real Property Law -- Securities Law -- Tax Law -- Torts -- Trademark Law -- Transportation Law -- Workers' Compensation & SSDI

"Thorough and timely, McGrady provides attorneys, human resources representatives, and media relations experts with comprehensive and practical analysis of this dynamic topic. Coverage includes the recruitment aspects of social media, employee usage and restrictions, "concerted activity" considerations in the context of the NLRA, and post-termination guidance on social-media-account take-downs. Culminating in sample policies, clauses and checklists, McGrady on Social Media Aspects of Employment Law is an invaluable resource for the modern employment practitioner."

"The legal protections for—and limitations on—the news media in gathering information for the public are splashed across the headlines. Access to sometimes secret governmental proceedings and records, undercover media investigations, newsgathering in virtual spaces, unauthorized recording, and subpoenas to reporters for their sources and their unpublished materials are the real business of those practicing in the area. The Sixth Edition includes a new chapter analyzing efforts to seal case dockets, the names of litigants, and entire court files, as well as newly added discussions of a host of other legal developments since the Fifth Edition was published, ranging from pandemic-era advances in courtroom technology to online newsgathering, the now-robust body of case law protecting the right to record the police, and the growing body of law invalidating statutes punishing journalists (and others) from gaining access to, and reporting on, private businesses."

Planning a Nonprofit Corporation -- Planning the Charitable Trust -- Classification of IRC Section 501 (c)(3) Organizations -- Limitations on IRC Section 501 (c)(3) Organizations -- Private Foundations and Public Charities -- Other Tax-Exempt Organizations (e.g., Social Welfare Organizations, Local Associations of Employees, Business Leagues, Social Clubs, and Apostolic Organizations) -- Administrative Procedures

Definitions, Scope, and General Terms -- Formation and Enforcement -- Performance -- Remedies

"The Federal Law of Litigation Abuse contains: -- A current and comprehensive discussion of the law of sanctions, including Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11, the inherent powers of the court, 28 U.S.C. § 1927, and Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 38. -- Thousands of critical cases that deepen the practitioner’s appreciation of the relevant on-point law and its interpretation. -- Frequent comparison of the subjective focus of a sanction to its objective standard. -- Thorough discussion of the scope of each law, its construction and application, as well as procedural issues."

"Smit & Herzog on The Law of the European Union is the completely updated and revised edition of their Law of the European Community: A Commentary on the EC Treaty. LexisNexis offers this refreshed and unique English-language commentary on the Treaty on European Union and the Treaty Establishing the European Community (completed in 2006), both as harmonized by the terms of the Lisbon Treaty which entered into force on December 1, 2009. Featuring renowned scholar, Peter Herzog, ably assisted by Center for International Legal Studies (Salzburg) Director Christian Campbell and Gudrun Zagel, along with a cadre of accomplished European law practitioners, academics, and public servants who analyze each article of the now-harmonized treaties, its evolution, related treaty provisions, major case law and subordinate (national) legislation and regulations. These provisions are the basis of the European Union's new constitutional framework, addressing central governance structures, common security and foreign policy, internal and external trade, economic regulation, union expansion and social integration, and extensively shaping the domestic laws of all its Member States, so knowledge of them is critical for legal practitioners with transactions involving a European nexus."

"This treatise is intended to be a comprehensive desk reference for White Collar practitioners, banking lawyers, accountants, and officers and directors of financial institutions or other regulated institutions that face the risk of money laundering. To that end, the first two chapters trace the development of the money laundering statutes and provide a guide to the money laundering terminology used by Congress, as interpreted by the federal courts. Succeeding chapters follow the statutes in discussing law of promotion money laundering, concealment money laundering, tax money laundering, Bank Secrecy Act money laundering, and government sponsored ''sting'' money laundering, together with the inchoate offenses of money laundering conspiracy (as distinct from the general conspiracy statute, 18 U.S.C.A. § 371) and attempted money laundering."

"Analyzes workers' rights and employers' responsibilities with respect to: Employee handbooks and personnel manuals -- Free speech and privacy in the workplace -- Sexual morals -- "Whistleblowing" -- Refusal to participate in criminal activity -- Drug and alcohol screening"

"This guide to property disposition in community property and equitable distribution jurisdictions covers: • Latest tax issues relating to the disposition of property • Use of accountants, appraisers, and pension evaluators • Valuation of real property • Valuation of small businesses including closely held corporations • Valuation of a professional practice • Valuation of intangible assets including a degree or license • Valuation of ERISA and non-ERISA pension plans; drafting the QDRO • The characterization and division of community property • Antenuptial, postnuptial and property settlement agreements • Possession, sale and distribution of the marital home • Conflicts of law"

"In one volume, this source covers all aspects of federal and state laws governing minimum wage, overtime and child labor standards. The publication focuses on the federal wage-hour statutory scheme, including laws regulating work under government procurement contracts and federally assisted projects. Coverage includes: The Fair Labor Standards Act, including the Equal Pay Act -- The Portal-to-Portal Act -- The Walsh-Healy Public Contracts Act -- The Davis-Bacon Act -- The Copeland Anti-Kickback Act -- The Contract Work Hours and Safety Standards Act -- Evaluation and Investigation of a wage-hour claim -- Sample litigation forms
In addition, state wage-hour provisions and their relationship to federal legislation are discussed and analyzed in detail, featuring a state-by-state review of the laws of each jurisdiction on minimum wages, overtime provisions, and child labor."

"Warren's Forms of Agreements is an 8-volume set consisting of numerous well-defined, well-prefaced agreement forms covering nearly every transaction that an attorney will encounter in a business practice. The set serves as both a legal reference resource and a valuable drafting tool. Each chapter contains introductory material that provides legal and practical background information pertaining to the particular subject, followed by complete forms and specific clauses. Topics covered include: • business organizations • computer agreements • real estate • commercial loans • intellectual property"

"Web3, Blockchain, and Smart Contract Law: U.S. and International Perspectives is a practical guide for lawyers, accountants, entrepreneurs, and businesses in the technology sector who need to understand the legal and regulatory landscape of digital assets and Blockchain-related technologies. The publication addresses the current state of the law and new interpretations by regulators in response to ongoing innovations that continue to raise novel legal issues and make the enforcement of laws and regulations increasingly difficult. The book examines U.S., Canada, offshore, and international jurisdictions that have become influential in the regulation of digital assets and Blockchain-related technologies."

"A unique compendium of trends, issues, and cases to help you track developments on the national level and in every state."