Displaying the top 100 results that match your query. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/rssapi.jsp?Ne=7107&N=3+5082+4294961393 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=580674 In What Roe v. Wade Should Have Said, eleven distinguished constitutional scholars rewrite the opinions in this controversial case in light of thirty years experience but making use only of sources available at the time of the original decision. Taking positions both for and against the constitutional right to abortion, the contributors offer novel and illuminating arguments that get to the heart of this case. In addition, Jack M. Balkin gives a detailed introduction to Roe v. Wade, chronicling the history of the Roe litigation, the constitutional and political clashes that followed, and the state of abortion rights in the United States today.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=323251 This collection of original essays provides a critical analysis of the Simpson criminal and civil trials. Edited by communications professor Janice Schuetz and professional trial consultant Lin S. Lilley, the book focuses on telelitigation, the medias transformation of sensational trials, with celebrity defendants and victims, into telemediated forms. The discussions focus on five hot button legal issues sparked by the Simpson trials: the perceived unfairness of the jury system; unprecedented calls for jury reform in both civil and criminal arenas; the fairness issues of jury nullification, wherein a jury disregards the law in a criminal case in favor of leniency; wealth and the question of buying justice; and ethical questions about the ways the Simpson trials were conducted, in particular the ways in which Simpson attorney Johnnie Cochran and the Dream Team repeatedly nudged and occasionally crossed the ethical line.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=262499 When Daniel Petrocelli was first approached to represent the family of Ron Goldman in the O.J. Simpson civil trial, he was one of the few people in America who had paid little attention to the Simpson criminal trial. Petrocelli nonetheless went on a personal and increasingly passionate mission to bring about justice. Triumph of Justice is a chronicle of that mission. Petrocellis insights, observations, and inside information shows us how he convinced a jury to find O.J. Simpson liable for $33.5 million in the deaths of Nicole Brown Simpson and Ron Goldman - proving to the American people that their legal system does indeed work.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=195454 Read as Vincent Bugliosi, the countrys premier prosecutor, brilliantly outlines the reasons why Simpson was acquitted and--in logical detail--why maybe he shouldnt have been acquitted. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=178683 From June 13, 1994, to October 3, 1995, Robert Shapiro stood in the middle of a drama that held millions of Americans in thrall. Now for the first time, the architect of the defense strategy tells the inside story of the O.J. Simpson trial from the beginning. In this book, the man who assembled the dream team answers the questions of fact, law, and ethics that were fired at him before and after the jurys verdict. With candor, wit, and compassion, Shapiro brings to light the details of what has been called the trial of the century, giving us revealing glimpses of the defendant and the others whose names became so familiar: Johnnie Cochran, F. Lee Bailey, Marcia Clark, Barry Scheck, Chris Darden, and Judge Lance Ito. At the heart of the book is the dramatic story of how Shapiro planned the defense strategy against what appeared to be overwhelming odds. Within minutes of his first meeting with O.J., he started thinking like the prosecution, lining up a powerful arsenal of lawyers, investigators, and expert witnesses to counter what the prosecution claimed was an open-and-shut case. In the midst of mounting the legal defense, Shapiro also had to deal with the tumult of a media circus, a fractious defense team, and his own priorities as a husband and father. Through it all, he maintained a steady hand and the quiet belief that justice would prevail. Confronting the prosecutions mountain of evidence, Shapiro and his defense team uncovered the elements of reasonable doubt in the faulty handling of blood samples and other mistakes made by the police as they rushed to erroneous conclusions. Robert Shapiros reasoned and principled arguments about the Bill of Rights and the role and duty of a defense attorney will deepen our understanding of the verdict, the trial, and the place this story occupied in the American culture. Answering critics who charge that loopholes and legal tactics prevailed over justice, Shapiro convincingly demonstrates that the only possible verdict - even without the race card Johnnie Cochran flung on the table - was the conclusion of reasonable doubt reached by the jury.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=148703 Just when you thought nothing new could be said about the Trial of the Century - the O. J. Simpson courtroom drama that held America transfixed for sixteen months - here comes A Problem of Evidence, Joseph Boscos sensational, truth-seeking missile of a book. Bosco, a seasoned crime journalist, is that rare thing - an unpuffed-up writer with no ax to grind. He simply tells the crime story as he sees it, and proves - beyond any doubt - that the prosecution bungled the case. He takes us with him into the courtroom where he sat every day of the trial and introduces us to the full cast of characters. In a series of remarkable vignettes and close-up impressions, we watch them in action - for better and worse. We see what television did not show. We measure the real evidence and the real actors after all the spin, deception, and lies. And in exclusive interviews, about material never before revealed, we hear from Dr. Henry Lee, the countrys leading forensic scientist; Pat McKenna, private investigator for the defense; Dr. Mark Goulston, psychiatrist who consulted for the prosecution; and Peter Bozanich, assistant Los Angeles district attorney.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=167214 Alan Dershowitz, one of the foremost legal thinkers of our time, explores a series of questions raised by the most watched criminal trial in American history. Through this brilliant, bold, and eye-opening account of the O.J. Simpson case, he exposes the realities of the criminal justice system of this country. Widely recognized as Americas leading appellate attorney and by any measure a great lawyer. Dershowitz was the man chosen to prepare the appeal if Simpson had been convicted. Now Professor Dershowitz steps back from that role, not to defend the defense team, nor even to plead the case for his clients innocence. Instead, he uses the case to examine the larger issues and to identify the social forces - media, money, gender, and race - that shape the criminal justice system in America today.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=171470 For more than a year, Christopher Darden argued passionately and tirelessly, giving voice to the victims in the O. J. Simpson murder trial. But few people knew that he was fighting a deeper, more insidious battle - against racism that came from all sides. When the case was over and O. J. Simpson was set free, the disheartened prosecutor bore the anguish and disillusionment of millions of Americans. He also carried wounds that perhaps no other black person has ever felt as deeply. Now, out of the sensational frenzy of the trial of the century comes a haunting and poignant memoir of duty, justice, and the constant, powerful undertow of American bigotry. Christopher Dardens In Contempt is an unflinching look at a justice system kidnapped by a racist cop, shameless defense lawyers, a starstruck judge, and a dysfunctional jury. It shows what the television cameras couldnt: behind-the-scenes meetings where Darden tried to determine whether detective Mark Fuhrman was telling the truth about his racist views; deteriorating relationships between the defense and prosecution teams, with taunting, baiting, and a pushing match between Darden and Simpson; and a judge who let the case get out of control while he collected hourglasses from fans and invited celebrities into his chambers. Darden is stunningly candid about his own performance - including the brash decision to put the gloves on Simpson - and details the inner workings of the largest prosecution team in California history. He also recounts the strong relationship forged between himself and Marcia Clark, who was exhausted by the pressures of a bitter ex-husband and demeaning treatment from other lawyers and the judge.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=189531 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=162059 After 267 days as prisoners of the United States legal system, Americas most famous jurors were thrilled to walk out into the sunlight of freedom. But within minutes of their release, they were overwhelmed by the blinding glare of white Americas fury. Here, at last - in the words of jury foreman Armanda Cooley and fellow jurors Carrie Bess and Marsha-Rubin Jackson - are the answers to the questions that the nation has been asking ever since the controversial verdict that freed O. J. Simpson, the man who many believe got away with murder. The most comprehensive work on the Simpson trial, written from the perspective of the foreman and two fellow jurors, Madam Foreman is more than a recap of ten months of sequestration, it is a social commentary. Powerfully written, this work not only gives astonishing insight into the minds of the people who made the decision to set O. J. Simpson free, but gives voice to three African-American women who, before the trial of the century, had no voice at all.--BOOK JACKET. http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=164037 http://www.phoenixpubliclibrary.org/record.jsp?R=257836