Law/Government Archives - State Library of Ohio

Divided We Fall

by Alice M. Rivlin, Sheri Rivlin, and Allan Rivlin

Partisan warfare and gridlock in Washington threaten to squander America’s opportunity to show the world that democracy can solve serious economic problems and ensure widely […]

Our Unfinished March

by Eric Holder and Sam Koppelman

Voting is our most important right as Americans—“the right that protects all the others,” as Lyndon Johnson famously said when he signed the Voting Rights […]

Menstruation Matters

by Bridget J. Crawford and Emily Gold Waldman

In Menstruation Matters, the authors explore the many ways that menstruation makes a difference in law and life in the United States. The book looks […]

This Contested Land

by McKenzie Long

One woman’s enlightening trek through the natural histories, cultural stories, and present perils of thirteen national monuments, from Maine to Hawaii. This land is your […]

Redistricting

by Charles S. Bullock, III

This authoritative overview of election redistricting at the congressional, state legislative, and local level provides offers an overview of redistricting for students and practitioners. The […]

American Crusade

by Andrew L. Seidel

Is a fight against equality and for privilege a fight for religious supremacy? A constitutional attorney dives into the debate on religious liberty, the modern […]

Can Legal Weed Win?

by Robin Goldstein, Daniel Sumner, and Prof. Daniel Sumner

Cannabis “legalization” hasn’t lived up to the hype. Across North America, investors are reeling, tax collections are below projections, and people are pointing fingers. On […]

The Big Lie

by Jonathan Lemire

In the more than five tumultuous, paradigm-shifting years of Donald Trump’s presidency and beyond, his near-constant lying has become a fixture of political life. It […]

Should All Drugs Be Legalized?

by Mattha Busby

Combining a unique visual approach with carefully constructed narrative text, this entry in the Big Idea series provides a survey of the history of drug […]

Two Cheers for Politics

by Jedediah Purdy

In Two Cheers for Politics, Jedediah Purdy argues that this heated political culture is a symptom not of too much democracy but too little. Today, […]