ABA: Bush violating Constitution

Article from CNN:

President Bush’s penchant for writing exceptions to laws he has just signed violates the Constitution, an American Bar Association task force says in a report highly critical of the practice.

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Posted July 25, 2006 in Articles

Recommended Pre Law Books

Here are some recommended books to read if you are considering entering Law School and the Law profession. They are all linked to Amazon for further description.

Admission to Law School:

The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions by Anna Ivey.

The Ultimate Guide to Law School Admission: Insider Secrets for Getting a “Big Envelope” with Your Acceptance to Law School! by Carol Wright.

Getting into Law School Today by Thomas Martinson, David Waldherr, Arco Publishing.

10 Actual, Official LSAT PrepTests by Law School Admission Council

The Official LSAT SuperPrep by Law School Admission Council

Experience in Law School:

Law School Confidential : A Complete Guide to the Law School Experience by Robert Miller

One L : The Turbulent True Story of a First Year at Harvard Law School by Scott Turow

The Law School Trip (the insider’s guide to law school) by Andrew McClurg

Acing Your First Year of Law School: The Ten Steps to Success You Won’t Learn in Class by by Shana Connell Noyes, Henry S. Noyes

The Complete Law School Companion : How to Excel at America’s Most Demanding Post-Graduate Curriculum by Jeff Deaver

The Practice of Law

Law v. Life: What Lawyers are Afraid to Say about the Legal Profession by Walt Bachman

Lives of Lawyers: Journeys in the Organizations of Practice by Michael J. Kelly

With Justice for None by Gerry Spence

A Civil Action by Jonathan Harr

The Buffalo Creek Disaster by Gerald M. Stern

To be a Trial Lawyer by F.Lee Bailey (no Amazon link)

The Soul of the Law by Benjamin Sells

The Lure of the Law: Why People Become Lawyers, and What the Profession Does to Them by Richard W. Moll

The Lost Lawyer: Failing Ideals of the Legal Profession by Anthony T. Kronman

The Betrayed Profession: Lawyering at the End of the Twentieth Century by Sol M. Linowitz

Should You Really Be a Lawyer? Schneider Deborah and Gary Belsky

Posted July 3, 2006 in Opinions, LSAT, Justice System and Courts, Law School Admission, Articles, Law Schools, News and Events, Career Opportunties, Career Services, Financial Aid