New to the State Law Library Stacks
Summer 2019
Throughout the year, our librarians read book reviews, take suggestions, follow trends and compile a wish list of titles they would like to see added to the collection at the end of the summer. This year’s list is comprised of 75 books with topics that include gender issues, criminal justice and updates to some of our most popular legal treatises. Here is a look at some of what made the cut. You can visit the library to check these out or contact us at 360–357–2136 or library.requests@courts.wa.gov to reserve copies.
Invisible: The Forgotten Story of the Black Woman Lawyer Who Took Down America’s Most Powerful Mobster, by Stephen L. Carter, KF373 .C37 2018. Novelist and law professor Stephen L. Carter tells the story of his grandmother Eunice, the only non-white male selected for the prosecution team hired to take down mob boss Lucky Luciano in the 1930’s.
The Schoolhouse Gate: Public Education, the Supreme Court, and the Battle for the American Mind, by Justin Driver, KF4150 .D75 2018. An analysis of Supreme Court decisions dealing with the rights of public school students, from an award winning constitutional law scholar.
First: Sandra Day O’Connor, by Evan Thomas, KF8745.O25 T46 2019. Best-selling author Evan Thomas uses exclusive interviews and first-time access to judicial archives to tell the life story of America’s first female US Supreme Court Justice.
Protest on Trial: The Seattle 7 Conspiracy, by Kit Bakke, KF224.S43 B35 2018. A look back at the 1970’s trial of seven members of the Seattle Liberation Front, arrested when a protest outside of the downtown federal building turned violent.
Additional titles acquired by the law library this summer include:
Report on the Investigation into Russian Interference in the 2016 Presidential Election: Submitted Pursuant to 28 C.F.R. Sec. 600.8(c) (Mueller Report), by Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller, III., JF1083 .M84 2019.
**New Edition** Plain English for Lawyers, 6th ed., by Richard C. Wydick and Amy E. Sloan, KF250 .W9 2019.
An Associate’s First Year: A Guide to Thriving at a Law Firm, edited by Jennifer L. Bluestein, KF300 .A88 2018.
Being Heard: Presentation Skills for Attorneys, by Faith Pincus, KF300 .P56 2018.
**New Edition** Introduction to Estate Planning in a Nutshell, 7th ed., by Robert J. Lynn and Grayson M.P. McCouch, KF750 .L9 2019.
Do you have a suggestion for something you would like to see on the law library shelves? Give us a call or let us know on your next visit. (LE)
