An Introduction to the Legal System of the United StatesPrevious edition, 1st, published in 1975. |
Contents
LEGAL EDUCATION | 13 |
LEGAL PROFESSION | 21 |
THE JUDICIAL SYSTEM | 33 |
Copyright | |
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