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School Library Journal
Reviewed on November 1, 1996
Gr 6-10 Emert profiles eight notable American lawyers from the colonial period to the present. Each chapter includes biographical information and emphasizes an outstanding legal case. The book starts with Alexander Hamilton's skillful defense of freedom of the press that influenced the passage of the First Amendment and concludes with Morris Dees's successful civil suit against the Ku Klux Klan that forced it to be financially accountable for the violent actions of its members. In bet...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
