And the Walls Came Tumbling Down : Greatest Closing Arguments Protecting Civil Liberties - Michael S Lief

And the Walls Came Tumbling Down

Greatest Closing Arguments Protecting Civil Liberties

By: Michael S Lief, H. Mitchell Caldwell

Paperback | 10 October 2006 | Edition Number 1

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The second volume in a must-have trilogy of the best closing arguments in American legal history


Every 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.
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"Unexpectedly engaging reading -- not only the arguments themselves (each an example of rhetorical mastery) but also the history provided to give each argument context." -- The American Lawyer

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