02316cam a22004578i 4500 23882924 BJBSDDR 20250820150928.0 ta 241003s2025 nyu b 000 0 eng 2024043566 9781620978580 (hardcover) 162097858X (hardcover) 9781620979358 (ebook) 23882924 DLC eng rda DLC eng pcc n-us--- KF 4945 M998b 2025 349.73 Mystal, Elie Ying, 1978- 43584 Bad law : ten popular laws that are ruining America / Elie Mystal. New York : The New Press, 2025. 248 pages ; 23 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references. Why Isn't Everyone Registered to Vote? -- How Did Immigrants Become "Illegal"? -- Who Gave Away the Skies to the Airlines? -- Why Do We Incarcerate So Many People? -- Why Do We Protect Arms Dealers? -- How Can You Murder Someone If You Didn't Kill Anybody? -- Why Do We Give White Guys a License to Kill Black People? -- Interlude : Why Is the Second Amendment So Violent and Stupid? -- How Did They Fit the Federal Budgets Inside People's Wombs? -- Why Can't We Say Gay? -- Who Died and Put God in Charge of Our Laws? "A legal commentator and former litigator's argument for repealing ten laws he believes are making life worse for Americans"-- Provided by publisher. Repeal of legislation United States. Effectiveness and validity of law United States. Revocación de la legislación Estados Unidos 44463 Validez (Derecho) 20296 Online version: Mystal, Elie. Bad law New York : The New Press, 2025 9781620979358 (DLC) 2024043567 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK dpf 124364 124364 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2025-07-22 0 KF 4945 M998b 2025 00000190503 2025-07-22 19:10:00 1 2025-07-22 BK