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Author |
: Cullen Murphy |
Publisher |
: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt |
Total Pages |
: 325 |
Release |
: 2012 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780618091560 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0618091564 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (60 Downloads) |
Synopsis God's Jury by : Cullen Murphy
A narrative history of the Inquisition, and an examination of the influence it exerted on contemporary society, by the author of ARE WE ROME?
Author |
: Estelle Darrow |
Publisher |
: Page Publishing Inc |
Total Pages |
: 259 |
Release |
: 2018-10-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781642988703 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1642988707 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (03 Downloads) |
Synopsis If God Sat on the Jury by : Estelle Darrow
News-breaking trial verdicts capture our attention! Would the nonfit of the glove in the O. J. Simpson case be enough to acquit? Were Laci's torso and Conner's body proof of Scott Peterson's guilt? Do we really want to hear the final verdict, or is it the truth that we seek? John Edgewood has a new job and a new start in life. He is working as a mechanic at the City Yard in San Francisco, California. He is a quiet man who keeps to himself, responsible at his job. He lives a simple life in the Tenderloin. This is a refreshing change for John. The previous year, he had been incarcerated in state prison. His bad choices started when he was a teenager, taking his cue to drink from a drunk mother. One too many times, he ended up in a courtroom, facing a judge. Now that John's life is on track, he faces an accusation that will change his life forever: John Edgewood is accused of murder-a crime that both he and the reader know that he didn't commit. As the readers journey through the trial process alongside John, we get to know the attorneys for both the prosecution and the defense, the judge, and each member selected for the jury. Will the truth prevail, or will it be simply about obtaining a victory? What if one member of the jury was God Himself? Would that change the outcome for John? Courtroom 211J is where John's fate will be decided. What will it be and why?
Author |
: Cullen Murphy |
Publisher |
: HMH |
Total Pages |
: 325 |
Release |
: 2012-01-17 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780547607825 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0547607822 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis God's Jury by : Cullen Murphy
“From Torquemada to Guantánamo and beyond, Cullen Murphy finds the ‘inquisitorial impulse’ alive, and only too well, in our world” (Jane Mayer, author of Dark Money). Established by the Catholic Church in 1231, the Inquisition continued in one form or another for almost seven hundred years. Though associated with the persecution of heretics and Jews—and with burning at the stake—its targets were more numerous, its techniques were more ambitious, and its effect on history has been greater than many understand. The Inquisition pioneered surveillance, censorship, and “scientific” interrogation. As time went on, its methods and mindset spread far beyond the Church to become tools of secular persecution. Traveling from freshly opened Vatican archives to the detention camps of Guantánamo to the filing cabinets of the Third Reich, the author of Are We Rome? “masterfully traces the social, legal and political evolution of the Inquisition and the inquisitorial process from its origins in late medieval Christian France to its eerily familiar, secular cousin in the modern world” (San Francisco Chronicle). “God’s Jury is a reminder, and we need to be constantly reminded, that the most dangerous people in the world are the righteous, and when they wield real power, look out. . . . Murphy wears his erudition lightly, writes with quiet wit, and has a delightful way of seeing the past in the present.” —Mark Bowden, author of Hue 1968 “Beautifully written, very smart, and devilishly engaging.” —The Boston Globe
Author |
: Cullen Murphy |
Publisher |
: HMH |
Total Pages |
: 272 |
Release |
: 2008-05-05 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780547527079 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0547527071 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (79 Downloads) |
Synopsis Are We Rome? by : Cullen Murphy
What went wrong in imperial Rome, and how we can avoid it: “If you want to understand where America stands in the world today, read this.” —Thomas E. Ricks The rise and fall of ancient Rome has been on American minds since the beginning of our republic. Depending on who’s doing the talking, the history of Rome serves as either a triumphal call to action—or a dire warning of imminent collapse. In this “provocative and lively” book, Cullen Murphy points out that today we focus less on the Roman Republic than on the empire that took its place, and reveals a wide array of similarities between the two societies (The New York Times). Looking at the blinkered, insular culture of our capitals; the debilitating effect of bribery in public life; the paradoxical issue of borders; and the weakening of the body politic through various forms of privatization, Murphy persuasively argues that we most resemble Rome in the burgeoning corruption of our government and in our arrogant ignorance of the world outside—two things that must be changed if we are to avoid Rome’s fate. “Are We Rome? is just about a perfect book. . . . I wish every politician would spend an evening with this book.” —James Fallows
Author |
: D. Graham Burnett |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 210 |
Release |
: 2002-10-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780375727511 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0375727515 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (11 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Trial by Jury by : D. Graham Burnett
When Princeton historian D. Graham Burnett answered his jury duty summons, he expected to spend a few days catching up on his reading in the court waiting room. Instead, he finds himself thrust into a high-pressure role as the jury foreman in a Manhattan trial. There he comes face to face with a stunning act of violence, a maze of conflicting evidence, and a parade of bizarre witnesses. But it is later, behind the closed door of the jury room, that he encounters the essence of the jury experience — he and eleven citizens from radically different backgrounds must hammer consensus out of confusion and strong disagreement. By the time he hands over the jury’s verdict, Burnett has undergone real transformation, not just in his attitude toward the legal system, but in his understanding of himself and his peers. Offering a compelling courtroom drama and an intimate and sometimes humorous portrait of a fractious jury, A Trial by Jury is also a finely nuanced examination of law and justice, personal responsibility and civic duty, and the dynamics of power and authority between twelve equal people.
Author |
: Carl Dubler |
Publisher |
: Golden ELM Press |
Total Pages |
: 230 |
Release |
: 2019-02-27 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1732529205 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781732529205 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (05 Downloads) |
Synopsis Playing God in Chair Twelve: A Juror's Faith-Changing Journey by : Carl Dubler
When suburban dad Carl Dubler was selected for a jury, he should have found it easy to judge someone. A lifetime in the church gave him a clear sense of right and wrong, with little room for nuance. But this was for real. Permanent. The man before him was on trial for his life. Carl could choose mercy and offend those who clamored for justice. Or he could choose full justice-death-and offend those who said there had already been enough killing. Carl imagined God looking down at him with a wry smile and asking, "How do you like doing my job?" Playing God in Chair Twelve: A Juror's Faith-Changing Journey is the riveting true story of a notorious double-murder, a life-or-death judgment, and the faith journey that followed. Carl's thought-provoking story reveals what happens when ordinary people must decide between justice and mercy, life and death.
Author |
: Edward J Larson |
Publisher |
: Basic Books |
Total Pages |
: 352 |
Release |
: 2020-06-16 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781541646025 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1541646029 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (25 Downloads) |
Synopsis Summer for the Gods by : Edward J Larson
The Pulitzer Prize-winning history of the Scopes Trial and the battle over evolution and creation in America's schools In the summer of 1925, the sleepy hamlet of Dayton, Tennessee, became the setting for one of the twentieth century's most contentious courtroom dramas, pitting William Jennings Bryan and the anti-Darwinists against a teacher named John Scopes, represented by Clarence Darrow and the ACLU, in a famous debate over science, religion, and their place in public education. That trial marked the start of a battle that continues to this day-in cities and states throughout the country. Edward Larson's classic Summer for the Gods -- winner of the Pulitzer Prize in History -- is the single most authoritative account of this pivotal event. An afterword assesses the state of the battle between creationism and evolution, and points the way to how it might potentially be resolved.
Author |
: Brian Bornstein |
Publisher |
: Oxford University Press |
Total Pages |
: 280 |
Release |
: 2009-10-29 |
ISBN-10 |
: STANFORD:36105134496475 |
ISBN-13 |
: |
Rating |
: 4/5 (75 Downloads) |
Synopsis God in the Courtroom by : Brian Bornstein
The authors review legal developments and behavioural science research concerning the effects of religion on legal practice, decision-making processes of various actors and trial outcomes. Chapters address jury selection and bias, attorneys' use of religion in legal movements, judges' religious belief, and much more.
Author |
: Roslyn Fuller |
Publisher |
: Bloomsbury Publishing |
Total Pages |
: 424 |
Release |
: 2015-11-15 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781783605446 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1783605448 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Synopsis Beasts and Gods by : Roslyn Fuller
Democracy does not deliver on the things we have assumed are its natural outcomes. This, coupled with a growing sense of malaise in both new and established democracies forms the basis to the assertion made by some, that these are not democracies at all. Through considerable, impressive empirical analysis of a variety of voting methods, across twenty different nations, Roslyn Fuller presents the data that makes this contention indisputable. Proving that the party which forms the government rarely receives the majority of the popular vote, that electoral systems regularly produce manufactured majorities and that the better funded side invariably wins such contests in both elections and referenda, Fuller's findings challenge the most fundamental elements of both national politics and broader society. Beast and Gods argues for a return to democracy as perceived by the ancient Athenians. Boldly arguing for the necessity of the Aristotelian assumption that citizens are agents whose wishes and aims can be attained through participation in politics, and through an examination of what “goods” are provided by democracy, Fuller offers a powerful challenge to the contemporary liberal view that there are no "goods" in politics, only individual citizens seeking to fulfil their particular interests.
Author |
: American Bar Association. House of Delegates |
Publisher |
: American Bar Association |
Total Pages |
: 216 |
Release |
: 2007 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1590318730 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781590318737 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (30 Downloads) |
Synopsis Model Rules of Professional Conduct by : American Bar Association. House of Delegates
The Model Rules of Professional Conduct provides an up-to-date resource for information on legal ethics. Federal, state and local courts in all jurisdictions look to the Rules for guidance in solving lawyer malpractice cases, disciplinary actions, disqualification issues, sanctions questions and much more. In this volume, black-letter Rules of Professional Conduct are followed by numbered Comments that explain each Rule's purpose and provide suggestions for its practical application. The Rules will help you identify proper conduct in a variety of given situations, review those instances where discretionary action is possible, and define the nature of the relationship between you and your clients, colleagues and the courts.