Publisher's Synopsis
This guide aims to help readers make quick, state-by-state comparisons of current state laws - how they differ, and how they are similar - for a range of relevant subjects from abortion to employment discrimination, and election law to interest rates.;The volume has been divided into general legal categories to offer complete coverage and easy access to issues of current relevance and concern related to consumer laws, family laws, criminal laws, real estate laws, general civil laws, and business laws. Graphic charts have been included to give readers a quick, visual state-by-state comparison. Each entry is then referenced to a specific code or statute to enable the reader to access the detailed text of the law elsewhere.
