The Law Says What?: Stuff You Didn’t Know About the Law (but Really Should!)

The Law Says What?: Stuff You Didn’t Know About the Law (but Really Should!)

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  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Maclen Stanley
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Reviews

Ashleigh ，

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 ，

Entertaining， informative， and a bit scaryWe all think we know a lot about legal principles: We can’t be tried twice for the same crime; police have a duty to protect all citizens; your home is your castle， and you have a right to use “deadly force” against someone invading your home without your permission。 Think again！ It is not as straightforward as it sounded in civics class or on the news。 In The Law Says What？ attorney Maclen Stanley gives us the real lowdown on these and a lot of other le Entertaining， informative， and a bit scaryWe all think we know a lot about legal principles: We can’t be tried twice for the same crime; police have a duty to protect all citizens; your home is your castle， and you have a right to use “deadly force” against someone invading your home without your permission。 Think again！ It is not as straightforward as it sounded in civics class or on the news。 In The Law Says What？ attorney Maclen Stanley gives us the real lowdown on these and a lot of other legal issues， like abortion restrictions， the powers of juries， and the odd legal status of marijuana。Maclen Stanley has a real way with words （I would NOT want to face him in court！）， and in his hands what could have been a very dry subject becomes the sort of book where I kept interrupting my reading to share fun tidbits with my longsuffering spouse。 There is lots of history， going all the way back to ancient Greece and Rome， where reportedly Augustus Caesar banished an actor for “giving the finger” to an audience member who booed him。 There are interesting cases， such as the famous incident where a woman won $5 million from McDonald’s because she was burned when she spilled coffee in her lap and lesser known but just as interesting ones I won’t describe so as not to spoil the fun of discovery。 There are odd little details， like the legal guidance that says the “c” in “Court” should be capitalized only when referring to the Supreme Court; our local District court does not merit the capital letter。 I consider myself pretty well-informed for a layperson， but I learned a LOT。If you do not consider yourself too well-informed about the law， do not worry。 Stanley provides good definitions for legal terms and concepts， and he does it in a way that did not make me feel he was “talking down” to me。I highly recommend this book to a broad cross-section of readers。 As a matter of fact， the first among my own acquaintances to come to mind are attorneys。 I think they will enjoy it。 And they might even learn something！ 。。。more