The Law Says What?: Stuff You Didn’t Know About the Law (but Really Should!)
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- Author：Maclen Stanley
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Summary
There’s some important stuff you don’t know about the law （but really should）！
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 during 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。 Using real-world cases as a guide， you’ll explore laws that affect your everyday life and analyze the rationales behind the ones that might make your head spin。 Your mind will be blown and you’ll even find yourself laughing as you learn about the weird quirks of criminal law， civil law， contract law， property law， tort law， international law， and courtroom procedure。
You’ll discover things like:
Why the police don’t actually have a legal duty to protect you
How marijuana is both legal and illegal at the same time
When you can be charged for murder without actually killing anyone
What someone has to do to legally steal your property
And much more！
Harvard Law School graduate and practicing attorney Maclen Stanley has already studied all the boring laws so you don’t have to， condensing the real-world legal cases into fascinating stories with valuable information。 Designed to be easily digestible for all readers， you’ll feel like you’re having a casual 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。 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。
The Law Says What？ is perfect for fans of books like Freakonomics and Outliers， and anyone else who’s looking to engage with modern political discussions， educate themselves about the curiosities of our legal system， or even attend law school。
You’ll also love this book if you’re curious about:
Current events
Politics
The U。S。 legal system
The Constitution
The justice system
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 during 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。 Using real-world cases as a guide， you’ll explore laws that affect your everyday life and analyze the rationales behind the ones that might make your head spin。 Your mind will be blown and you’ll even find yourself laughing as you learn about the weird quirks of criminal law， civil law， contract law， property law， tort law， international law， and courtroom procedure。
You’ll discover things like:
Why the police don’t actually have a legal duty to protect you
How marijuana is both legal and illegal at the same time
When you can be charged for murder without actually killing anyone
What someone has to do to legally steal your property
And much more！
Harvard Law School graduate and practicing attorney Maclen Stanley has already studied all the boring laws so you don’t have to， condensing the real-world legal cases into fascinating stories with valuable information。 Designed to be easily digestible for all readers， you’ll feel like you’re having a casual 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。 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。
The Law Says What？ is perfect for fans of books like Freakonomics and Outliers， and anyone else who’s looking to engage with modern political discussions， educate themselves about the curiosities of our legal system， or even attend law school。
You’ll also love this book if you’re curious about:
Current events
Politics
The U。S。 legal system
The Constitution
The justice system
Reviews
Ashleigh
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You shouldn't have to go to law school to understand the legal system you're governed by， so thank god for "The Law Says What？"！ The US legal system is quirky at best， and infuriatingly nonsensical at worst。 One of the most maddening aspects of it is that it's virtually incomprehensible to the average person。 Becoming well educated about important aspects of the law -- like when you can use self defense -- is surprisingly difficult。 Enter Maclen Stanley's "The Law Says What？"， your "crash course You shouldn't have to go to law school to understand the legal system you're governed by， so thank god for "The Law Says What？"！ The US legal system is quirky at best， and infuriatingly nonsensical at worst。 One of the most maddening aspects of it is that it's virtually incomprehensible to the average person。 Becoming well educated about important aspects of the law -- like when you can use self defense -- is surprisingly difficult。 Enter Maclen Stanley's "The Law Says What？"， your "crash course on some of the most bizarre， infuriating， and vitally important legal topics of today。" It's a highly enjoyable， easy-to-read venture， which says more about the author's skill than it does about the topics he explores。 Somehow， in less than 200 pages， the book covers six extremely broad themes in depth （the police， crime and punishment， self defense， your rights， employers and landlords， and the court system）。 You'll walk away with more than just a few fun facts on what the law says - this book actually goes into the history and reasoning BEHIND the law， and attempts to explain how its more infuriating aspects may have gotten to be so。。 infuriating。 As the book says， rarely is are lawmakers trying to make the world even more unfair。 Stanley gives us a roadmap into those lawmakers brains， showing the reader how to think like a lawyer thinks about these issues。 Importantly， the book doesn't stop there。 After understanding the history of these laws， their current status， and their rationales， we then are shown how to effect change。 I don't want to ruin the end of the book， but I'll say you definitely shouldn't skip the last chapter！ As I walk away from this book， I feel: informed empowereda sense of levitylike this was time well spentsad it's oversurprised that this was only 200 pagestop 10 authors I'd like to have a beer with where's the sequel？！？！ 。。。more
Angie Boyter
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