Books from Stanford Law and Politics

  • Silence and Freedom
    Silence and Freedom
    By Louis Michael Seidman

    "You have the right to remain silent." These words, drawn from the Supreme Court's famous decision in Miranda v. Arizona, have had a tremendous impact on the public imagination. But...

  • Grassroots Rules: How the Iowa Caucus Helps Elect American Presidents
    Grassroots Rules: How the Iowa Caucus Helps Elect American Presidents
    By Christopher C. Hull

    On February 10, 2007, Barack Obama stood before the Illinois capital building and announced his potentially historic presidential bid. The next day, he was in Iowa Falls, campaigning. He was...

  • Over a Barrel: The Costs of U.S. Foreign Oil Dependence
    Over a Barrel: The Costs of U.S. Foreign Oil Dependence
    By John S. Duffield

    The United States is highly dependent on foreign oil. Well over half of the oil and petroleum products consumed in America—approximately 12 million barrels per day, or more than 600...

  • California School Law
    California School Law
    By Frank R. Kemerer, Peter Andrew Sansom, Jennifer Kemerer

    California School Law provides the first comprehensive discussion of how law affects the day-to-day operation of the state’s public, charter, and private schools. The book is written for a wide...

  • Shades of Green: Business, Regulation, and Environment
    Shades of Green: Business, Regulation, and Environment
    By Neil Gunningham, Robert A. Kagan, Dorothy Thornton

    In humankind's struggle to prevent further deterioration of its natural environment, the capitalist business corporation - typically thought of as a major source of that degradation - holds one of...