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Publication:
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Detroit, Mich. : Thomson Gale, c2008. |
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URL:
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Connect to online resource - CMU authorized users
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Edition:
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6th ed. |
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Series:
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Gale virtual reference library.
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Gale virtual reference library.
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Note:
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Ebooks. |
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Contents:
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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. |
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Access:
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Access restricted to authorized users of CMU. |
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Summary:
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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. |
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Reproduction:
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mi : Gale. |
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Format:
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Mode of Access: World Wide Web. <URL: http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX3046299999&q=lom_cmichu >. |
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Subjects:
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Law -- States. -- United States
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Other Author:
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Thomson Gale (Firm)
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Gale Group.
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Leiter, Richard A., editor.
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ISBN:
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9781414410500 (electronic book) |
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1414410506 (electronic book) |
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9780787698744 |
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0787698741 |
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Direct link for this record:
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http://centra.cmich.edu/?hreciid=|library/marc/cmich-marc|b19027527 |
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