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The Best American Legal American Writing 2009 introduces readers to the most informative and incisive writing on the subject of legal theory and practice published during the past year. Articles are selected from a diverse collection of popular magazines, newspapers, websites, and journals, including standards such as The New York Times , The Wall Street Journal , and The Washington Post , as well as undiscovered gems from less well-known sources such as American Prospect . The anthology boasts an impressive roster of authors with stories by writers like Alan Dershowitz and Richard Posner. Articles will include the likes of Jeffrey Toobin reporting on a Georgia murder trial for The New Yorker , Michael Isikoff on the legal troubles facing a government whistleblower fi rst seen in Newsweek , and Cass Sunstein on recent developments surrounding the second amendment from The Harvard Law Review . Other contributors may include: • Jeffrey Rosen • Robert A. Levy • David Rose • Robert Kolker • Heather MacDonald • Art Levinev • A.C. Thompson • Amy Waldman • Susanna Schorbsdorff • Christopher Moraff • Margot Canaday This book is the most impressive chronicle of the past year in legal writing. All readers with an interest in law or newsworthy legal issues will certainly indulge in this bookshelf trophy.