Using Ebooks for Learning About Legal Practice

Legal terms and procedures include complex laws and practices that a layman cannot understand easily. Thus, there is a demand for eBooks that teach the most difficult terms conveniently. Such eBooks provide accurate information about each and every law, allowing the general public to grasp legal terminologies easily. A reader can start with general legal practice reference eBooks that provide basic information about the legal procedures.

With the help of general legal practice reference eBooks, readers can gain thorough and deep knowledge about the different topics covered in these books. Some of the popular general legal practice reference eBooks are David And Goliath In The Modern Court; Beat Your Ticket; Employee Benefits Law; and Best Practices For Food And Drug Law; among others. These books provide information related to different issues and cite different examples and related case studies.

There are many government law eBooks that describe ways of bringing corrupt government officials to justice, such as Impeach The President; In The Common Defense; Without Apology; and The Law Of Emergencies and E-Government, to name a few. These books cover information on the legal system, legal principles and ways of dealing with corrupt officials. Readers can print the pages that they think are important and digitally highlighting vital points using bookmarking tools. These digital books can also be translated in varied languages, thereby overcoming the language barrier.

There are several law books based on education, marriage, divorce and health available on the World Wide Web. With the help of these law eBooks readers can enhance their knowledge on the concerned issues. Various health law eBooks are available on the Web, which provides legal information on the heath policies implemented by the authorities. Such books provide information on emerging health policies and include policy-making dynamics and different related applications. Some of the popular health law eBooks are Health Systems Governance In Europe; The Governance Of Genetic Information; and The Law And Ethics Of Medical Research, among others. These eBooks are written in easy-to-understand language, along with real life references that readers can relate to.

Washington State ACLU Achieves Settlement for Bullying Victim

The ACLU of Washington State announced today a settlement for a former student who had been bullied throughout his junior high and high school years. Below is the ACLU's official announcement.  Our blog has been following this serious problem in this state and across the nation.

January 26, 2012

Contact: Doug Honig, ACLU-WA

206-624-2184

Former Student Gains Major Settlement after Enduring Years of Harassment

A former student who endured severe and persistent harassment throughout junior high and high school has gained a major settlement from the Aberdeen School District, the ACLU of Washington announced today. The ACLU has represented Russell Dickerson III in a lawsuit saying that school district officials were aware of the harassment but failed to take steps reasonably calculated to end it. Under terms of the settlement, Dickerson will receive $100,000 from the district. Additionally, the ACLU will receive $35,000 in legal fees.


“Public school officials must be held accountable when they fail to meet their responsibility to act decisively when a student is subjected to harassment by his peers. This settlement sends a message to school districts statewide to take strong action as soon as they learn that a student is being bullied,” said Sarah Dunne, ACLU-WA legal director.


“I learned from my parents that you should never give up. You should fight for your rights – you don’t just walk away,” said Dickerson.


Russell Dickerson III, now 20, is an African-American resident of Aberdeen. For six years, from 2003 when he entered junior high until 2009 when he graduated high school, other students harassed Dickerson on the basis of his race, sex, and perceived sexual orientation.

At Miller Junior High, Dickerson was called names by other students and found notes in his backpack and taped to his back calling him “stupid nigger” and “dog.” Students tripped him in the hallways and threw food at him in the cafeteria. In one incident, three students pushed him to the floor in the hallway and smashed a raw egg on his head; only one of the students was disciplined.


At Aberdeen High School, the harassment escalated, with Dickerson subjected to a continuing barrage of viciously derogatory insults about his race, physical appearance, and suspected sexual orientation. Dickerson suffered physical harassment, with other students pinching and fondling his chest, spitting on his head, and throwing objects at him. Although an assistant principal discouraged Dickerson from reporting misconduct by the student’s peers, the student and his parents repeatedly reported incidents of harassment to district administrators, both verbally and in writing. Yet the district failed to take adequate steps to end the harassment.


In 2007 students in the district created a website mocking Dickerson and his perceived sexual orientation, and posted threatening racist comments on it. Students discussed the website at school. Grays Harbor Superior Court issued a no contact order between Dickerson and one of his harassers who had threatened on the website to lynch him, yet Dickerson became the target of retaliatory harassment after reporting the website to school authorities.


The school district’s failure to act created a hostile educational environment for the student. His academic progress was hindered, he was isolated at school, he felt discouraged from using his locker, and he avoided extra-curricular activities that put him in contact with his peers. Further, the student suffered extreme emotional distress, including an inability to concentrate on studies, serious depression, despair, and anxiety.

Filed in December 2010 in U.S. District Court in Tacoma, the lawsuit said that the deliberate indifference to ongoing harassment by the school district, which receives federal funds, violated federal law – Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. The district’s negligent inaction also violated the Washington Law Against Discrimination.

ACLU-WA cooperating attorneys Michael Scott, Joseph Sakay, and Alexander Wu of Hillis Clark Martin & Peterson P.S. and ACLU-WA staff attorneys Sarah Dunne and Rose Spidell represented Dickerson.

Avoid Excessive Court Costs - Do Enduring Powers Of Attorney

Losing mental capacity can be an expensive exercise if you do not have your house in order. It can also be a stressful time for family and loved ones already trying to deal with your often sudden loss of mental capacity.

If you have not taken the practical step of completing enduring power of attorney then no-one is going to be in a position to make decisions relating to your personal care and welfare and your real and personal property will be tied up until such time as the court appoints someone to manage your affairs. The process is administered by the Family Court which in New Zealand is a part of the District Court.

Obtaining orders of the court can be very time consuming, particularly if family and loved ones are not in agreement as to who should seek appointment. Furthermore, regardless of whether the process is a relatively smooth one or not it will take several months and cost many thousands of dollars.

To ensure that the best interests of the subject person are met the court appoints 'counsel for the subject person' chosen from a panel of lawyers experienced in these matters. That person is paid out of a consolidated fund. Their role is to interview the subject person as well as those seeking to be appointed as welfare guardian and property manager in order to satisfy the court that the appointments are in the best interests of the subject person.