 Book Reviews || Book Notices || Publishers || Archive ————————————————————————————— JURIST: Books-on-Law is edited by Ronald K.L. Collins and David Skover of the Seattle University School of Law Editorial Consultants:  
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——————————————————————— This Month’s Issue We open this issue with Ramona Ripston's review of a new biography of William M. Kunstler, followed by a reply from the author, David J. Langum. Next, H. Jefferson Powell examines a book on literalism in religious and legal interpretation. The law of cyberspace and network governance are the focus of Joel R. Reidenberg's review. On an entirely different track, Ronald K.L. Collins shares his observations on a book about gambling. Finally, Kellye Y. Testy explores the connections of the law & economics movement to the rise of freedom of contract. You always have the last word. We invite your views, so talk back. As for new books, check out the Year 2000 publications, listed in Book Notices. ———————————————————————Second Anniversary (1999-2000 Index) With this issue, Books-on-Law celebrates its second year of online publishing. Since April of 1999, Books-on-Law has published some 75 original contributions – including reviews, replies, commentaries, exchanges, and interviews. One year ago, we posted an index of reviews and related items published in Books-on-Law during its first year of operation (1998-1999). We are happy to update things with an index covering April 1999 – April 2000. And if you can't find something indexed, try our Books-on-Law search engine. Variety of Formats We don't just publish book reviews, we also publish interviews, Q&A exchanges, and our annual Judges' Issue: Variety of Books Likewise, we have tried to be varied in our selection of topics, with reviews on books concerning:
Free Speech Ever faithful to the First Amendment, a good number of our reviews have dealt with recently published books on freedom of speech. The range of topics has included:
Women & the Law Both the number and variety of books on women and the law allowed us to publish on topics such as:
Jurisprudence Books on jurisprudence continue to catch our attention, with reviews concerning:
Variety of Contributors: From May of 1999 to April of 2000, the following people contributed to Books-of-Law:
Forthcoming In May, the following reviews are slated to appear, among others:
Ronald K.L. Collins & David M. Skover, Editors, Books-on-Law
————————————————————————————— Board of Editorial Consultants: Raj Bhala, George Washington University Law School; Miriam Galston, George Washington University Law School; Kermit Hall, Ohio State University College of Law; Yale Kamisar, University of Michigan Law School; Lisa G. Lerman, Catholic University of America School of Law; David M. O’Brien, University of Virginia Department of Government and Foreign Affairs; Judith Resnik, Yale Law School; Edwin L. Rubin, University of Pennsylvania Law School; Steven H. Shriffrin, Cornell Law School; Nadine Strossen, New York Law School; David B. Wilkins, Harvard Law School.
Administrative Assistant for Books-on-Law: Ms. Nancy Ammons © Ronald K.L. Collins and David Skover, 2000.
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