Most Read This Week In Law

Law is the set of enforced rules under which a society is governed. Law is one of the most basic social institutions-and one of the most necessary. No society could exist if all people did just as they pleased without regard for the rights of others. Nor could a society exist if its members did not recognize that they also have certain obligations toward one another. The law thus establishes the rules that define a person's rights and obligations. The law also sets penalties for people who violate these rules, and it states how government shall enforce the rules and penalties. However, the law ...more

Most Read This Week Tagged "Law"

The Proving Ground (The Lincoln Lawyer, #8; Harry Bosch Universe, #41)

Beyond Reasonable Doubt (Keera Duggan, #2)

Liar's Kingdom: How to Stop Trump's Deceit and Save America

Framed: Astonishing True Stories of Wrongful Convictions

The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty

We the People: A History of the U.S. Constitution

Presumed Guilty (Kindle County #13; Presumed Innocent #3)

By the Fire We Carry: The Generations-Long Fight for Justice on Native Land

Mit Männern leben: Überlegungen zum Pelicot-Prozess

Freezing Order: A True Story of Russian Money Laundering, Murder and Surviving Vladimir Putin's Wrath

Win Every Argument: The Art of Debating, Persuading, and Public Speaking

Paying the Bratva's Debt (Bratva's Claim, #1)

Suspect (Kindle County Legal Thriller, #12)

Chain of Ideas: The Origins of Our Authoritarian Age

Perversion of Justice: The Jeffrey Epstein Story

Equality: What It Means and Why It Matters

38 Londres Street: On Impunity, Pinochet in England and a Nazi in Patagonia

Plunder: Private Equity's Plan to Pillage America

G-Man: J. Edgar Hoover and the Making of the American Century

Dinners with Ruth: A Memoir on the Power of Friendships

Captain's Dinner: A Shipwreck, An Act of Cannibalism, and a Murder Trial That Changed Legal History

Blood on Their Hands: Murder, Corruption, and the Fall of the Murdaugh Dynasty

Giving Up Is Unforgivable: A Manual for Keeping a Democracy

A Matter of Life and Death (Robin Lockwood #4)

The Forever Witness: How Genetic Genealogy Solved a Cold Case Double Murder

The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens

The Sewing Girl's Tale: A Story of Crime and Consequences in Revolutionary America

The Caesars Palace Coup: How a Billionaire Brawl Over the Famous Casino Exposed the Power and Greed of Wall Street

Alito: The Justice Who Reshaped the Supreme Court and Restored the Constitution

The Prosecutor: One Man's Battle to Bring Nazis to Justice

Lawless: How the Supreme Court Runs on Conservative Grievance, Fringe Theories, and Bad Vibes

Allow Me to Retort: A Black Guy's Guide to the Constitution

Injustice: How Politics and Fear Vanquished America's Justice Department

Blood in the Water: The Untold Story of a Family Tragedy

The Year of Living Constitutionally: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Constitution's Original Meaning

Unlawful Killings: Life, Love and Murder: Trials at the Old Bailey

Nothing But The Truth: The Memoir of an Unlikely Lawyer

The Lasting Harm: Witnessing the Trial of Ghislaine Maxwell

The Indispensable Right: Free Speech in an Age of Rage

Dark Wire: The Incredible True Story of the Largest Sting Operation Ever

Hell Put to Shame: The 1921 Murder Farm Massacre and the Horror of America's Second Slavery

The Canceling of the American Mind: Cancel Culture Undermines Trust and Threatens Us All—But There Is a Solution

Tangled Vines: Power, Privilege, and the Murdaugh Family Murders

France on Trial: The Case of Marshal Pétain

Valley of the Birdtail: An Indian Reserve, a White Town, and the Road to Reconciliation

The Last Colony: A Tale of Exile, Justice and Britain's Colonial Legacy

One Damn Thing After Another: Memoirs of an Attorney General

Land: How the Hunger for Ownership Shaped the Modern World

Our Ancient Faith: Lincoln, Democracy, and the American Experiment

21 Things You Need to Know About Indigenous Self-Government: A Conversation About Dismantling the Indian Act

Servants of the Damned: Giant Law Firms, Donald Trump, and the Corruption of Justice

Making the Presidency: John Adams and the Precedents That Forged the Republic

Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law

The Truth About Immigration: Why Successful Societies Welcome Newcomers

The Fall of Roe: The Rise of a New America

The Everything War: Amazon’s Ruthless Quest to Own the World and Remake Corporate Power

The Occasional Human Sacrifice: Medical Experimentation and the Price of Saying No

Butler to the World: How Britain Helps the World's Worst People Launder Money, Commit Crimes, and Get Away with Anything

Truth and Repair: How Trauma Survivors Envision Justice

Arbitrary Lines: How Zoning Broke the American City and How to Fix It

Justice for Animals: Our Collective Responsibility

The Defense Lawyer: The Barry Slotnick Story

The Presidents and the People: Five Leaders Who Threatened Democracy and the Citizens Who Fought to Defend It

Born Equal: Remaking America’s Constitution, 1840–1920

The Deserving: What the Lives of the Condemned Reveal About American Justice

Laatste man: Over schuld, straf en sterfelijkheid

Murder the Truth: Fear, the First Amendment, and a Secret Campaign to Protect the Powerful

The Containment: Detroit, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for Racial Justice in the North

Life and Death of the American Worker: The Immigrants Taking on America's Largest Meatpacking Company

Tired of Winning: Donald Trump and the End of the Grand Old Party

Judgment at Tokyo: World War II on Trial and the Making of Modern Asia

The Origins of Woke: Civil Rights Law, Corporate America, and the Triumph of Identity Politics

Love and Justice: A Story of Triumph on Two Different Courts

Race Marxism: The Truth About Critical Race Theory and Praxis

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Quotes Tagged “Law”

“ In times of war, the law falls silent. Silent enim leges inter arma ”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero

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“ Are you planning to follow a career in Magical Law, Miss Granger?” asked Scrimgeour. “No, I’m not,” retorted Hermione. “I’m hoping to do some good in the world! ”
― J.K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

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