Law/Government Archives - State Library of Ohio

Inside the five-sided box: lessons from a lifetime of leadership in the Pentagon

by Ash Carter

The twenty-fifth Secretary of Defense takes readers behind the scenes to reveal the inner workings of the Pentagon, its vital mission, and what it takes […]

Marijuana regulation

by Karin D. Jones and James M. Shore

As marijuana is legalized for medical and/or recreational purposes in an increasing number of states, a new field of law has emerged. Marijuana’s unique status […]

Marijuana 360: differing perspectives on legalization

by Nancy E. Marion and Joshua B. Hill

In 1996, California became the first state to legalize medical marijuana. Since then, 30 states and the District of Columbia have passed laws legalizing marijuana […]

First: Sandra Day O’Connor

by Evan Thomas

Based on exclusive interviews and access to the Supreme Court archives, this is the intimate, inspiring, and authoritative biography of America’s first female Justice, Sandra […]

How to be an American: a field guide to citizenship

by Silvia Hidalgo

The current political climate has left many of us wondering how our government actually operates. Sure, we learned about it in school, but if put […]

Copyright: what everyone needs to know

by Neil Weinstock Netanel

Copyright law was once an esoteric backwater, the special province of professional authors, publishers, and media companies. This is no longer the case. In the […]

The children of Harvey Milk: how LGBTQ politicians changed the world

by Andrew Reynolds

Part political thriller, part meditation on social change, part love story, The Children of Harvey Milk tells the epic stories of courageous men and women […]

The politics of public budgeting: getting and spending, borrowing and balancing

by Irene S. Rubin, Northern Illinois University

Public budgeting is inherently political. In The Politics of Public Budgeting, author Irene S. Rubin lays out the actors involved–interest groups, public officials, legislators, and […]

The business of cannabis: new policies for the new marijuana industry

by D.J. Summers

Despite the unique culture surrounding cannabis, this new industry follows the same economic principles as does any other agricultural product–that is, it would if the […]

Atlas of the 2016 elections

by Robert H. Watrel, Ryan Weichelt, Fiona M. Davidson, John Heppen, Erin H. Fouberg, J. Clark Archer, Richard L. Morrill, Fred M. Shelley, and Kenneth C. Martis

The 2016 presidential election was one of the most dramatic upsets in U.S. political history. Virtually all pre-election polls indicated Democrat Hillary Clinton ahead of […]