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"No Equal Justice"
The Legacy of Civil Rights Icon George W. Crockett Jr.
The story of a civil rights icon and Black lawyer who fought racism and political oppression with uncommon devotion.
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Detroit's Wayne State University Law School
Future Leaders in the Legal Community
Account of the critical role students played in the history of an urban public law school.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814347614
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814347621
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Getting to the Heart of the Matter
My 36 Years in the Senate
Former senator Carl Levin’s memoir demonstrates the value of pragmatism, empathy, and compromise.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814348390
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814348406
A Lincoln Legacy
The History of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan
Examines the history of the federal trial courts in Western Michigan and the Upper Peninsula.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814348048
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814348055
Maurice Sugar
Law, Labor, and the Left in Detroit, 1912-1950
A biography of the life of Maurice Sugar, a labor activist and lawyer for the United Auto Workers, highlighting his struggles of the early 1930s to bring the union message to Detroit.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814344835
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814340042
Adversity and Justice
A History of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
A chronological history of the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, the site of the city of Detroit’s landmark bankruptcy case.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814336076
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814336090
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The People's Lawyer
The Life and Times of Frank J. Kelley, the Nation's Longest-Serving Attorney General
The nation’s longest-serving attorney general tells the story of a life that spanned two centuries and a career that helped transform consumer protection and public interest law.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814341322
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814341339
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Jewish Honor Courts
Revenge, Retribution, and Reconciliation in Europe and Israel after the Holocaust
A transnational and interdisciplinary look at Jewish trials of fellow Jews accused of collaborating with the Nazis.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814338773
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814338780
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Crusader for Justice
Federal Judge Damon J. Keith
A complete biography of one of the seminal figures in American jurisprudence.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814338452
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814338469
The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
People, Law, and Politics
A chronological history of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan, from its beginnings in the 1830s to the present.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814334614
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814337202
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The Color of Law
Ernie Goodman, Detroit, and the Struggle for Labor and Civil Rights
Biography of Ernie Goodman, a Detroit lawyer and political activist who played a key role in social justice cases.
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814334966
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814336380
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A Hanging in Detroit
Stephen Gifford Simmons and the Last Execution under Michigan Law
The first historical study—and a riveting account—of the last execution in Michigan.
Paperback
ISBN: 9780814331330
Hardback
ISBN: 9780814331323
eBOOK
ISBN: 9780814337394