In our defense : the Bill of Rights in action
Record details
- ISBN: 0380717204
- ISBN: 9780380717200
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Physical Description:
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430 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - Publisher: New York : Perennial, [2002, ©1991]
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 413-416) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | First amendment -- Second amendment -- Third amendment -- Fourth amendment -- Fifth amendment -- Sixth amendment -- Seventh amendment -- Eighth amendment -- Ninth amendment -- Tenth amendment. |
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Subject: | Civil rights United States Popular works United States. 1st-10th Amendments Popular works Civil rights United States Cases |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | KF 4750 .A43 2002 | 30775305482664 | General Collection | Available | - |
Summary
In Our Defense
New York Times Bestseller "Exceptionally timely and well-written. . . . Amendment by amendment, the authors find cases that are soul-searching in their ramifications. . . . This is a book that demands attention and consideration." --Denver Post The Bill of Rights defines and defends the freedoms we enjoy as Americans--from the right to bear arms to the right to a civil jury. Using the dramatic true stories of people whose lives have been deeply affected by such issues as the death penalty and the right to privacy, attorneys Ellen Alderman and Caroline Kennedy reveal how the majestic principles of the Bill of Rights have taken shape in the lives of ordinary people, as well as the historic and legal significance of each amendment. In doing so, they shed brilliant new light on this visionary document, which remains as vital and as controversial today as it was when a great nation was newly born.