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ISBN-100743246667

ISBN-139780743246668

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Book TitleAnd the Walls Came Tumbling Down : Greatest Closing Arguments Protecting Civil Libertie

Number of Pages416 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2004

TopicPractical Guides, Trial Practice, General, Legal History

IllustratorYes

GenreLaw

AuthorH. Mitchell Caldwell, Michael S. Lief

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.2 in

Item Weight20 oz

Item Length9.4 in

Item Width6.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2004-045431

ReviewsRobert K. Tanenbaumauthor of HoaxA clear and compelling presentation of the most important civil cases in our history and the closing arguments that helped decide them. A book not just for lawyers or historians, but for any American who wants to understand how our civil rights came to be.

Dewey Edition22

Dewey Decimal342.7308/5

Table Of ContentContents IntroductionChapter 1. To Be or Not to BeKaren Ann Quinlan and the Right to Die Chapter 2. The Amistad OdysseyAmerican Courts Decide If a Free Man Can Be Forced into SlaveryChapter 3. Enemy WithinRadio Star John Henry Faulk Challenges the McCarthy-Era BlacklistChapter 4. A Woman's Rightful PlaceSusan B. Anthony Casts a Vote and Battles for the BallotChapter 5. The Truth Shall Set You FreeThe English Crown and Colonial Government Try Muzzling Newspaper Publisher John Peter Zenger and the Fledgling American PressChapter 6. The Porn King and the PreacherLarry Flynt Takes on the Moral Majority and Becomes an Unlikely Champion for Free SpeechChapter 7. What Price Too High?One Woman's Fight for Survival against Cancer -- and Her HMOChapter 8. Cleansing the Gene PoolCarrie Buck's Forced Sterilization and the Limits on Reproductive FreedomIndex

SynopsisEvery day, Americans enjoy the freedom to decide what we do with our property, our bodies, our speech, and our votes. However, the rights to these freedoms have not always been guaranteed. Our civil rights have been assured by cases that have produced monumental shifts in America's cultural, political, and legal landscapes. And the Walls Came Tumbling Down showcases eight of the most exciting closing arguments in civil law -- from the Amistad case, in which John Quincy Adams brought the injustice of slavery to the center stage of American politics, to the Susan B. Anthony decision, which paved the way to success for women's suffrage, to the Larry Flynt trial, in which the porn king became an unlikely champion for freedom of speech. By providing historical and biographical details, as well as the closing arguments themselves, Lief and Caldwell give readers the background necessary to fully understand these important cases, bringing them vividly to life.

LC Classification NumberKF4750.L54 2004