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Dershowitz, Alan M. James, Rawn. Moore, Kate Thomas, William G. Williams, Patricia J.Dershowitz, Alan M.
Summary: The esteemed Harvard lawyer describes his career and the cases that have changed American jurisprudence throughout the past half century, discussing his early academic struggles, his clerking work for Supreme Court Justice Arthur Goldberg, and his role in many prominent cases.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2013
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DERSHOWITZ, ALAN M DERJames, Rawn.
Summary: "The Supreme Court's decision in Brown v. Board of Education is widely considered the milestone victory of the civil rights movement, but it was only the culmination of a decades-long legal campaign, brilliantly and relentlessly waged. 'Root and Branch' is the epic story of the two fiercely dedicated lawyers who led that fight, from county courthouses to the marble halls of the Supreme Court"...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bloomsbury Press 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 347.7314 JAMWilliams, Patricia J.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harvard University Press 1991
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 342.0873 WILThomas, William G.
Summary: The story of the longest and most complex legal challenge to slavery in American history, in which a number of enslaved families challenged their bondage in court.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yale University Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 306.3 THOMoore, Kate
Summary: "1860: As the clash between the states rolls slowly to a boil, Elizabeth Packard, housewife and mother of six, is facing her own battle. The enemy sits across the table and sleeps in the next room. Threatened by Elizabeth's intellect, independence, and outspokenness, her husband of twenty-one years is plotting against her and makes a plan to put her back in her place. One summer morning, he has...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Sourcebooks 2021