by Nancy Grace with Diane Clehane (2005)
A compelling, intelligent and gutsy read, OBJECTION! captures Nancy’s inimitable voice that has become a source of insight to millions of television viewers and radio listeners around the country. OBJECTION! will provide an in-depth, yet accessible and entertaining, look at the inner workings of the US judicial system, and give insightful criticisms of how the media has the power to manipulate and shape court decisions.
Thomas P. Puccio with Dan Collins
During his 13 years as a federal prosecutor, Thomas Puccio unraveled the French Connection theft, prosecuted the first FBI agent ever convicted of corruption, and masterminded the Abscam investigation. He tells of turf wars inside the Justice Department and of deals cut between judges and attorneys, revealing an underside of law enforcement seldom seen by the public.
Helen Sun
""Helen Sun details the meticulous methods used by the Chinese Communist Party to monitor China's Internet communication, particularly at Internet bars. At the same time, she also vividly describes the political energy and democratic discourse unleashed by the Internet, primarily among the younger generation. Internet Policy in China provides a vivid picture of momentous political and social changes under way in China today."--Merle Goldman, emerita, Boston University and research associate at Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies, Harvard University" ""A superb book that achieves its rich analysis of today's Chinese Internet cafes, politics, and policy by reaching deeply through state treatment of information, communication, and culture throughout its history. A necessary primer for understanding contemporary Chinese Internet developments."--Sandra Branan, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee" "Internet Policy in China: A Field Study of Internet Cafes examines the forces that have nurtured and frustrated the creation of an e-public sphere in China. In conjunction with this examination. Helen Sun considers the broader issue of the Internet's true nature: is it inherently decentralizing and democratic, or is it all too dependent on the larger political environment? After describing the Chinese media policymaking and regulatory system, Sun undertakes a revealing study of the country's Internet cafes, enriched by interviews with cafe operators--both legal and illegal--and visitors. The insights provided in these interviews paint a fascinating picture of the ever-changing game of China's Internet censorship."--Jacket.
Roy Black
Roy Black is one of America's toughest and shrewdest criminal defense lawyers. Whether defending a wealthy celebrity or an indigent death row inmate, Black sees his job as doing whatever it takes to get his clients fair trials. In Black's Law, he takes us behind the scenes of four difficult and dangerous cases to reveal the legal strategies, no-holds-barred tactics and courtroom psychology he used to make sure his clients received every protection promised by the law. Black's cases illustrate the life-and-death struggles that occur every day in our criminal courts. In Alvarez, Black has to convince a jury to put aside poisonous pre-trial publicity, the threat of a race riot and almost universal pressure for a conviction in order to keep a young Hispanic police officer out of jail for killing a young black hoodlum in the line of duty.^ In Knight, Black must contend with issues of class and race as he wages a four-year struggle to persuade federal appeals court judges to overturn the death sentence imposed on an insane, brutal killer because of the incompetence of his first lawyers. In Hicks, Black has to prove the innocence of a client who is his own worst enemy by convincing a jury that the police conducted a sloppy murder investigation. And in De La Mata, Black must persuade jurors to disregard the damaging testimony of admitted drug dealers who have plea-bargained for lesser sentences in order to save a former bank president caught in the crosshairs of a federal prosecutor waging his own relentless war on drugs. At a time when the public and its elected officials are giving prosecutors and judges more power to put criminals behind bars, defense lawyers are often seen as being on the side of the bad guys.^ But Roy Black believes that when we chip away at the rights of the accused, we diminish our own rights as well. In our adversarial system, all too often the only person standing between a defendant and jail -- or the death penalty -- is the criminal defense lawyer. In these accounts, Black demonstrates in riveting detail how a defense attorney must investigate criminal cases by sifting through evidence and preparing for trial. (It's like preparing for a war.) He shows us how the principles of law, cross-examination and evidence -- as well as careful jury selection and skillful use of expert witnesses -- can level the playing field to counter the enormous resources that state and federal prosecutors have at their disposal. Black's Law reveals what really goes on in our criminal courts and makes resoundingly clear the crucial role that criminal defense lawyers play in safeguarding the basic right to a fair trial for all.
Susan Berry Casey
"Jean Dubofsky's trailblazing journey that helped change America. This untold intimate and powerful biography of Jean Dubofsky is our story too. It is a tale of the pain of discrimination and of young revolutionaries out to save the world. This poignant narrative of a time in our country's history breaks our heart and renews our spirit. The Jean Dubofsky story and the drama of Romer v. Evans places Colorado in its rightful place at the center of our country's fight for justice"--Back cover.