What happens if Roe v. Wade is overturned? When can you legally use self-defense? How the hell does the Electoral College work, and who came up with it anyway? We hear about the law everywhere, from our social media feeds to 24/7 news coverage, and even heated debates with friends and family. But do the people we're listening to really understand the law, or how it works? The Law Says What? offers a crash course on some of the most bizarre, infuriating, and vitally important legal topics of today. You'll explore the reasons behind laws that affect your everyday life using real-world cases that might make your head spin. Your mind will be blown and your sides may hurt from laughing as you learn more about criminal law, civil law, contract law, property law, tort law, international law, and courtroom procedure than even those cable newscasters know.You'll discover:· Why the police don't actually have a legal duty to protect you· How marijuana is both legal and illegal at the same time· How you can be charged for murder without actually killing anyone· How someone can legally steal your land just by keeping it long enough· Why the government can confiscate your possessions without ever charging you for a crime Harvard Law School graduate and practicing attorney Maclen Stanley has already had all the boring laws so you don't have to, condensing the real-world legal cases into fascinating stories with valuable information. You'll feel like you're having a conversation with a friend, rather than reading your mortgage disclosures. This book will help you make better decisions and have deeper conversations about the most important laws that affect you, your family, and your friends on a daily basis. And along the way, you'll see that, in practice, the law-much like the human beings that create and enforce it-is actually pretty weird.
- | Author: Maclen Stanley
- | Publisher: TCK Publishing
- | Publication Date: July 25, 2021
- | Number of Pages: 189 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Paperback
- | ISBN-10: 1631611178
- | ISBN-13: 9781631611179
