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Frontmatter -- Vorwort -- I -- II -- III -- IV

Explains and illustrates fact-gathering and decision-making strategies for civil litigators, criminal defense lawyers and transactional lawyers in the contexts of individual clients, first time and repeat "players", joint clients, organisational clients, and clients whose cultural backgrounds differ from those of their lawyers.

Is American democracy being derailed by the United States Senate filibuster? Is the filibuster an important right that improves the political process or an increasingly partisan tool that delays legislation and thwarts the will of the majority? Are century-old procedures in the Senate hampering the institution from fulfilling its role on the eve of the 21st century? The filibuster has achieved almost mythic proportions in the history of Americ...

Finally, a book that thoroughly examines the effect of Senate rules and institutions on political behavior and policy. this well-written, admirably documented book makes an important contribution to our understanding of the U.S. Senate. I highly recommend it.' --Mathew D. McCubbins University of California, San Diego