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In this powerful 15-lecture audio series from award-winning law professor David L. Hudson Jr., you’ll follow the trajectory that led Marshall to become a transformational counsel for the NAACP and in 1967 the first African American Supreme Court justice. He sat on the court for 24 years, leaving an indelible impact in many areas of law. You’ll understand why Justice Elena Kagan has called him “the most important lawyer of the 20th century”.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is a formidable, fascinating, enigmatic woman, and this provocative, probing biography - in the works for over two years - offers real insight into her character, her values, and her career.

This program includes a prologue and epilogue read by the author. Obstruction of justice, the specter of impeachment, sexism at work, shocking revelations: Jill Wine-Banks takes us inside her trial by fire as a Watergate prosecutor. It was a time, much like today, when Americans feared for the...

Candid and compelling, A Bigger Picture is the definitive narrative of Malcolm Turnbull’s prime ministership. He describes how he legalised same-sex marriage, established Snowy Hydro 2.0, stood up to Donald Trump and many achievements – remarkable in their pace and significance, and that they were delivered in the teeth of so much opposition. But it’s far more than just politics. Turnbull’s life has been filled with colourful characters and controversies, success and failure. 

"A remarkable work of slowed-down journalism...They are doing their jobs as journalists and writing the first draft of history." —Jill Filipovic, The Washington Post "...Generous but also damning." —Hanna Rosin, The New York Times From two New York Times reporters, a deeper look at the...

The gripping story of the life and education of one of America's most innovative and idealistic lawyers.

Die Rechtsanwältin Astrid Wagner, bekannt durch zahlreiche Sensationsprozesse, gewährt Einblick in ihre spektakulärsten Fälle: Tödliche Beziehungsdramen, aufwühlende Schicksale, aber auch stille Tragödien, manchmal mit skurrilen Wendungen.

On July 15, 2018, in Washington, DC, a young Russian woman named Maria Butina was arrested by the FBI and charged with acting as a foreign agent. Branded a “red sparrow,” trained seductress, and Kremlin spook, Butina faced years in prison and a lifetime of infamy. Meanwhile, down Pennsylvania Avenue, Midwesterner Alfred Carry was a rising star in the pro bono world after a win before the DC Court of Appeals.

Advocate Sanne De Clerck neemt de lezer mee achter de schermen van tal van zedenzaken. Is incest altijd strafbaar? Hoe ga je met pedofielen om? En hoe moeilijk is het om als advocate daders van seksueel geweld bij te staan? Sanne De Clerck vertegenwoordigde slachtoffers en nabestaanden van de aanslagen in Brussel en Zaventem.

Après un demi-siècle d’une carrière hors norme, Gilbert Collard nous révèle les coulisses parfois cocasses, parfois dramatiques, de plusieurs affaires retentissantes dans lesquelles il a joué un rôle crucial. Ainsi, grâce à ses notes et une mémoire précise, il décortique l’affaire Ranucci, la tuerie d’Auriol, le procès du général Aussaresses – l’ancien des services spéciaux qui fut l’un des tous premiers à avouer la torture en Algérie , ou encore celle de Laïd Moussa, l’assassin assassiné, celle des " bébés échangés" et enfin celle du Grand-Bornand...

Judge Richard Posner is one of the great legal minds of our age. A judge on the US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit and the principal exponent of the enormously influential law and economics movement, he writes provocative books as a public intellectual, receives frequent media attention, and has been at the center of some very high-profile legal spats. He is also a member of an increasingly rare breed—judges who write their own opinions rather than delegating the work to clerks. Now, for the first time, this fascinating figure receives a full-length biographical treatment.

Joy Fererh was three and a half when her father walked out. When she and Sol met, he was fifty-five and nearing the pinnacle of his legal career. She was a thirty-something stay-at-home mother who, with Sol’s help, made a career for herself as a Republican Party fundraiser. They kept their affair a secret—until an explosive mix of sex, power, betrayal, and prescription-drug abuse set the stage for the tabloid headlines of the decade.

“Sam, could you do me a favor?” Thus begins a story that has now become part of America's true-crime hall of fame. It is a gory, grotesque tale befitting a Stephen King novel. It is also a David and Goliath saga - the story of a young lawyer fresh from the public defender's office whose first client in private practice turns out to be the worst serial killer in our nation's history. This is a gripping true crime narrative that reenacts the gruesome killings and the famous trial that shocked a nation.

"The audiobook version includes recorded conversations between the two from the 1990s to the present, delivering a compelling informal profile. As a permanent record of Ginsburg’s voice and fighting spirit, it’s an inspiring listen." — Paste This program includes recorded conversations...

In 1996, an unprecedented decade-long courtroom battle was waged in Florida to help bring justice and hope to the family of a young boy born with no eyes after his mother was doused outside of a local u-pick farm by a chemical fungicide believed to have caused his birth defect and the birth defects of many other children. It was a battle that nearly everyone but attorney Jim Ferraro deemed unwinnable. After all, it involved one of the world's most powerful industrial giants.

Dit boek is gebaseerd op een waargebeurd verhaal. Een kinderrechter rondt haar loopbaan bijna af, wanneer er iets wonderbaarlijks gebeurt. Een zevenjarige jongen die zijn hele leven nauwelijks heeft gesproken, zoekt in haar kantoor contact met de altijd aanwezige luisterbeer. Veel kinderen vertelden al meer aan de beer dan aan de rechter zelf. Maar deze keer ontstaat een echte dialoog tussen de jongen, de beer en de rechter.

Gennem 30 år – længere end nogen anden dansk livvagt – har Torben Vigh passet på danske og udenlandske politikere, Muhammed-kritikere og ikke mindst hele tre generationer af det danske kongehus – fra dronning Margrethe over kronprinsparret til deres børn. I denne bog giver han et indblik i arbejdet med personbeskyttelse fra 1980'erne og frem til i dag, hvor der er sket store forandringer i både det danske samfund og verden udenfor. Torben Vigh har rejst verden rundt med sine VIP'er på både private ferier, officielle besøg og store statsbesøg.

Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Supreme Court Richterin und Ikone der Gleichberechtigung: Leben und Werk in einer Kurzbiografie! Alles, was man wissen muss, kurz und knapp. Infotainment, Bildung und Unterhaltung vom Feinsten!

I 1998 begyndte politiassistent Hans Haahr på Grønland en hemmelig og uofficiel efterforskning af en ung piges død i Nuuk i julen 1997. »Morakker« fører læseren ind i det lukkede grønlandske politisystem og fortæller om dets uskrevne regler og krav og den misforståede loyalitet mellem betjentene, der i dette tilfælde blev prioriteret højere end retfærdighed for en ung piges død. I 2011 vendte han tilbage til Grønland for at se fortiden i øjnene og færdiggøre sin efterforskning af pigens død.

Béatrice Zavarro raconte le premier contact avec son client, les moments clefs de la procédure, les confrontations avec les avocats des coaccusés, les plaidoiries, le verdict, et l'après Mazan. Un récit de l'intérieur qui permet de mieux comprendre ce procès historique, dont l'onde de choc n'a pas fini de se répercuter.