Umfang:
1 Online-Ressource (xii, 808 p)
Ausgabe:
6th ed
ISBN:
9781414410500
,
1414410506
Serie:
Gale eBooks
Inhalt:
I. Business and consumer laws: Antitrust -- Attorneys -- Deceptive trade practices -- Interest rates -- Lemon laws -- II. Criminal laws: Capital punishment -- Computer crimes -- Criminal statues of limitation -- Drunk driving -- Gun control -- Helmet and selected safety laws for motorcyclists and bicyclists -- Illegal drugs: Cocaine, Heroin, Marijuana -- Prohibited consensual sexual activity -- Theft of identity -- III. Education laws: Compulsory education -- Corporal punishment in public schools -- Prayer in public schools -- Privacy of school records -- IV. Employment laws: Legal holidays -- Minimum wage -- Right to work -- Whistleblower statutes -- V. Family laws: Abortion -- Adoption -- Annulment and prohibited marrriage -- Child abuse -- Child custody -- Defense of marriage acts -- Grounds for divorce -- Marital property -- Marriage age requirements -- Protective orders -- VI. General civil laws: Animal welfare -- Civil rights -- Civil statutes of limitation -- Freedom of Information Acts -- Gambling -- Legal ages -- Lost, abandoned and unclaimed personal property -- Medical records -- Negligence -- Right to die: Durable power of attorney; Euthanasia; Living wills -- Stalking. -- State lotteries -- Wills -- VII. Real estate laws: Adverse possession -- Homestead -- Leases and rental agreements -- VII. Tax laws: Consumer taxes.-- Personal income tax - Appendix: Statuatory compilations.
Inhalt:
A quick, state-by-state comparison of current state laws -how they differ and how they're similar- for a range of relevant subjects from abortion to employment discrimination, child custody to interest rates
Anmerkung:
"ISSN 1078-2095"
Weitere Ausg.:
ISBN 9780787698744
Weitere Ausg.:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe National survey of state laws Detroit, Mich : Gale, c2008 ISBN 9780787698744
Sprache:
Englisch
URL:
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