The Damnedest Summer Reading List: The History, Politics and Culture of Law in Kentucky

Metzmeier, Kurt

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The Damnedest Summer Reading List: The History, Politics and Culture of Law in Kentucky

Kurt X. Metzmeier

University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law

August 1, 2008

Kentucky Bar Briefs, pp. 8-11, July 2008

Abstract:
New lawyers and attorneys transplanted to Kentucky are often unprepared for the way that the commonwealth's political history has shaped, framed and explained the law. This short piece attempts to guide the perplexed with a highly selective annotated bibliography. The article lists books in three areas. First, books that illustrate the history and politics that lies just under the surface of Kentucky jurisprudence are discussed. Then, works on Kentucky's legal culture are surveyed. Finally, the short list of commentaries on the state's constitution are described.

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Keywords: Kentucky legal constitutional history bibliography

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Date posted: February 5, 2009

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Metzmeier, Kurt X., The Damnedest Summer Reading List: The History, Politics and Culture of Law in Kentucky (August 1, 2008). Kentucky Bar Briefs, pp. 8-11, July 2008. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=1337886

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Kurt X. Metzmeier (Contact Author)

University of Louisville - Louis D. Brandeis School of Law ( email )

Wilson W. Wyatt Hall
Louisville, KY 40292
United States