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Rights at risk : the limits of liberty in modern America / David K. Shipler.

By: Material type: TextPublisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012Description: 379p. 24cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
Audience:
  • General
ISBN:
  • 9780307594860
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 342.7308/5 23
  • 342.7308 14
LOC classification:
  • KF4749 .S525 2012
Contents:
Torture and torment -- Confessing falsely -- The assistance of Counsel -- The tilted playing field -- Below the law -- Silence and its opposite -- A redress of grievances -- Inside the schoolhouse gate.
Summary: An examination of everyday violations of law, justice, and individual rights before and after the September 11 attacks cites cases of torture, false allegations, and prejudice while calling for ordinary citizens to reclaim their civil liberties.
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Books John Tomay Memorial Library ANF 342.73 SHI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 31030100031335

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Torture and torment -- Confessing falsely -- The assistance of Counsel -- The tilted playing field -- Below the law -- Silence and its opposite -- A redress of grievances -- Inside the schoolhouse gate.

An examination of everyday violations of law, justice, and individual rights before and after the September 11 attacks cites cases of torture, false allegations, and prejudice while calling for ordinary citizens to reclaim their civil liberties.

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