Gale Encyclopedia of American Law, Third Edition, Volume 1: A to BA 1

Covers today's leading cases, major statutes, legal terms and concepts, notable persons involved with the law, and important documents. Includes topics such as the Americans with Disabilities Act, capital punishment, domestic violence, gay and lesbian rights, physician-assisted suicide and more. Cover Page......Page 1 Title Page......Page 3 © 2010 Gale, Cengage Learning......Page 4 Contents......Page 6 MAIN FEATURES OF THIS SET......Page 8 ADDITIONAL FEATURES OF THIS SET......Page 9 How to Use This Book......Page 11 Contributors......Page 13 AB INITIO......Page 14 ABANDONMENT......Page 15 ABATEMENT OF AN ACTION......Page 16 ABDICATION......Page 17 | ABERNATHY, RALPH DAVID......Page 18 ABEYANCE......Page 20 ABINGTON SCHOOL DISTRICT V. SCHEMPP......Page 21 ABOLITION......Page 23 ABORTION......Page 26 ABRAMS V. UNITED STATES......Page 40 ABSCONDING DEBTOR......Page 43 ABSENTEE VOTING......Page 44 ABSTENTION DOCTRINE......Page 48 ABSTRACT......Page 50 ABSTRACT OF TITLE......Page 51 ABUSE EXCUSE......Page 55 ABUSE OF DISCRETION......Page 56 | ABZUG, BELLA SAVITSKY......Page 57 ACADEMIC FREEDOM......Page 59 ACCELERATION......Page 63 ACCESS......Page 64 ACCESSORY......Page 66 ACCIDENT......Page 67 ACCIDENTAL VEIN......Page 69 ACCOMMODATION PARTY......Page 70 ACCOMPLICE......Page 71 ACCORD AND SATISFACTION......Page 72 ACCOUNT......Page 73 ACCOUNTANT......Page 74 ACCOUNTING......Page 75 ACCREDITED LAW SCHOOL......Page 77 ACCRUE......Page 78 ACCUSATORY BODY......Page 79 ACQUIESCENCE......Page 80 ACQUIRED IMMUNE DEFICIENCY SYNDROME......Page 82 ACT......Page 93 ACTION......Page 94 ACTION ON THE CASE......Page 95 ACTUARY......Page 96 AD VALOREM......Page 97 | ADAMS, JOHN......Page 98 | ADAMS, JOHN QUINCY......Page 99 ADAPTATION......Page 103 | ADDAMS, JANE......Page 104 ADDITIONAL INSTRUCTIONS......Page 107 ADEMPTION......Page 108 ADHESION CONTRACT......Page 109 ADJOINING LANDOWNERS......Page 110 ADJUDICATION......Page 112 ADJUNCTION......Page 114 ADMINISTRATION, OFFICE OF......Page 115 ADMINISTRATIVE ACTS......Page 116 ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCY......Page 117 ADMINISTRATIVE DISCRETION......Page 121 ADMINISTRATIVE LAW AND PROCEDURE......Page 122 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES COURTS......Page 129 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT OF 1946......Page 131 ADMIRALTY AND MARITIME LAW......Page 133 ADMISSION......Page 137 ADMISSION TO THE BAR......Page 138 ADOPTION......Page 141 ADULTERY......Page 152 ADVANCE SHEETS......Page 154 ADVERSARY SYSTEM......Page 155 ADVERSE INTEREST......Page 158 ADVERSE POSSESSION......Page 159 ADVICE AND CONSENT......Page 161 ADVISORY OPINION......Page 162 AERONAUTICS......Page 164 AFFIDAVIT......Page 168 AFFINITY......Page 170 AFFIRMATIVE ACTION......Page 171 AFFRAY......Page 178 AFTER-BORN CHILD......Page 179 AGE DISCRIMINATION......Page 180 AGE OF REASON......Page 186 AGENCY......Page 187 AGGRAVATED ASSAULT......Page 189 AGRICULTURAL LAW......Page 190 AGRICULTURE DEPARTMENT......Page 196 AGRICULTURE SUBSIDIES......Page 200 AIDING THE ENEMY ACTS......Page 204 AIR POLLUTION......Page 205 AIRLINES......Page 209 | AKERMAN, AMOS TAPPAN......Page 216 ALASKA BOUNDARY DISPUTE......Page 217 | ALBRIGHT, MADELEINE KORBEL......Page 218 ALCOHOL......Page 220 ALCOHOL, TOBACCO, FIREARMS, AND EXPLOSIVES, BUREAU OF......Page 228 ALIAS......Page 231 ALIEN AND SEDITION ACTS......Page 232 ALIEN ENEMY......Page 233 ALIENATE......Page 234 ALIENS......Page 235 ALIMONY......Page 250 | ALITO, SAMUEL ANTHONY, JR.......Page 253 ALLEGIANCE......Page 255 | ALLRED, GLORIA......Page 257 ALTER EGO......Page 260 ALTERATION OF INSTRUMENTS......Page 261 ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION......Page 262 AMBASSADORS AND CONSULS......Page 267 AMBER ALERT......Page 268 AMBIGUITY......Page 270 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR JUSTICE......Page 271 AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF RETIRED PERSONS......Page 272 AMERICAN BANKERS ASSOCIATION......Page 273 AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION......Page 274 AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION......Page 276 AMERICAN FARM BUREAU FEDERATION......Page 281 AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR— CONGRESS OF INDUSTRIAL ORGANIZATIONS......Page 282 AMERICAN INDIAN MOVEMENT......Page 283 AMERICAN ISRAEL PUBLIC AFFAIRS COMMITTEE......Page 286 AMERICAN LEGION......Page 287 AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION......Page 288 | AMES, JAMES BARR......Page 289 | AMES, SAMUEL......Page 290 AMICUS CURIAE......Page 291 AMISTAD MUTINY......Page 292 AMNESTY......Page 294 AMNESTY INTERNATIONAL......Page 295 ANALOGY......Page 298 ANARCHISM......Page 301 ANCILLARY......Page 303 ANIMAL RIGHTS......Page 304 ANNUAL REPORT......Page 310 ANNUITY......Page 312 ANNULMENT......Page 313 ANSWER......Page 314 | ANTHONY, SUSAN BROWNELL......Page 318 ANTI-BALLISTIC-MISSILE TREATY OF 1972......Page 321 ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE......Page 324 ANTICIPATORY REPUDIATION......Page 325 ANTILAWYER MOVEMENT......Page 326 ANTINOMY......Page 327 ANTITRUST LAW......Page 328 APPEAL......Page 335 APPEARANCE......Page 339 APPELLATE ADVOCACY......Page 341 APPELLATE COURT......Page 345 | APPLETON, JOHN......Page 348 APPORTIONMENT......Page 349 APPREHENSION......Page 353 APPROPRIATION......Page 354 ARBITRAGE......Page 355 ARBITRARY......Page 356 ARBITRATION......Page 357 ARCHITECT......Page 361 ARCHITECTURAL BARRIERS ACT OF 1968......Page 362 | ARISTOTLE......Page 363 ARMED SERVICES......Page 364 ARMISTICE......Page 374 ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT......Page 375 ARRAIGNMENT......Page 381 ARREST......Page 383 ARREST OF JUDGMENT......Page 386 ARSON......Page 387 ART LAW......Page 388 ARTICLES......Page 392 ARTICLES OF IMPEACHMENT......Page 393 ARTICLES OF ORGANIZATION......Page 395 ARTIFICIAL INSEMINATION......Page 397 AS PER......Page 398 | ASHCROFT, JOHN DAVID......Page 399 ASSASSINATION......Page 401 ASSAULT......Page 404 ASSAULT AND BATTERY......Page 405 ASSEMBLY......Page 407 ASSIGN......Page 408 ASSIGNMENT FOR BENEFIT OF CREDITORS......Page 409 ASSISTED SUICIDE......Page 411 ASSUMPSIT......Page 414 ASSUMPTION OF RISK......Page 415 ASYLUM......Page 419 ASYLUMS......Page 421 AT LARGE......Page 423 ATKINS V. VIRGINIA......Page 424 ATTACHMENT......Page 425 ATTAINDER......Page 428 ATTORN......Page 429 ATTORNEY-CLIENT PRIVILEGE......Page 430 ATTORNEY......Page 432 ATTORNEY GENERAL......Page 433 ATTORNEY MISCONDUCT......Page 437 ATTORNEY’S FEES......Page 442 AUCTIONS......Page 443 AUDIT......Page 447 | AUSTIN, JOHN......Page 448 AUTOMATISM......Page 449 AUTOMOBILE SEARCHES......Page 450 AUTOMOBILES......Page 457 AVOIDABLE CONSEQUENCES......Page 470 AWARD......Page 471 BABY M, IN RE......Page 472 BACK TO WORK AGREEMENT......Page 474 | BACON, SIR FRANCIS......Page 475 | BADGER, GEORGE EDMUND......Page 477 | BAER, GEORGE FREDERICK......Page 478 BAIL......Page 479 BAILEE......Page 482 | BAILEY, FRANCIS LEE......Page 483 BAILMENT......Page 486 BAILOR......Page 487 | BAKER, ELLA JOSEPHINE......Page 488 BAKER V. CARR......Page 491 BAKKE AFFIRMATIVE ACTION CASE......Page 493 BALANCING......Page 494 | BALDWIN, HENRY......Page 496 | BALDWIN, JOSEPH GLOVER......Page 498 | BALDWIN, ROGER NASH......Page 499 | BALDWIN, SIMEON EBEN......Page 501 BALLOON PAYMENT......Page 502 BANISHMENT......Page 503 BANK OF THE UNITED STATES......Page 505 BANKRUPTCY......Page 506 BANKS AND BANKING......Page 515 Bank Liabilities A bank has a duty to know......Page 520 Drawer Liabilities A drawer who writes a......Page 521 | BANKS, DENNIS J.......Page 525 BAR ASSOCIATION......Page 528 BAR EXAMINATION......Page 529 | BARBOUR, PHILIP PENDLETON......Page 532 | BARR, WILLIAM PELHAM......Page 534 BARRON V. BALTIMORE......Page 537 BASEBALL......Page 539 BASIS......Page 542 | BATES, DAISY LEE GATSON......Page 543 | BATES, EDWARD......Page 546 BATTERED CHILD/SPOUSE SYNDROME......Page 547 BATTERY......Page 549 | BAYLOR, ROBERT EMMETT BLEDSOE......Page 550 Preface: The U.S. legal system is admired around the world for the freedoms it allows the individual and the fairness with which it attempts to treat all persons. On the surface, it may seem simple, yet those who have delved into it know that this system of federal and state constitutions statues, regulations and common-law decisions is elaborate and complex. It derives from the English common law, but includes principles older than England, along with some principles from other lands. The U.S. legal system, like many others, has a language all its own, but too often it is an unfamiliar language: many concepts are still phrased in Latin. The third edition of Gale Encyclopedia of American Law (GEAL), formerly West's Encyclopedia of American Law, explains legal terms and concepts in everyday language. It covers a wide variety of persons, entities, and events that have shaped the U.S. legal system and influenced public perceptions of it. The main features of this set are: Entries; Definitions; Further readings; Cross-references; In focus essays; Sidebars; Biographies; Enhancements; Appendixes; Milestone cases in the law; Primary documents and Citations v. 1. A to Ba v. 2. Be-Col v. 3. Com-Dor v. 4. DOT-Fre v. 5. Fri-I v. 6. J-Ma v. 7. Mc-Pl v. 8. Po-San v. 9. Sar-Ten v. 10. Ter-Z v. 11. Milestones in the law, Brown to Kelo v. 12. Milestones in the law, Lawrence to Roe v. 13. Primary documents v. 14. Dictionary of legal terms, Cases index, General index. Explains Legal Terms And Concepts In Everyday Language, Covering A Wide Variety Of Persons, Entities, And Events That Have Shaped The U.s. Legal System And Influenced Public Perceptions Of It.