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In Defense of Our America - The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror (Standard format, CD, Unabridged edition)
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In Defense of Our America - The Fight for Civil Liberties in the Age of Terror (Standard format, CD, Unabridged edition)
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From Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the ACLU, and
award-winning journalist Dina Temple-Raston, "In Defense of Our
America" takes a critical look at civil liberties in this country
at a time when constitutional freedoms are in peril. Using the
stories of real Americans on the frontlines of the fight for civil
liberties, "In Defense of Our America" provides a look at the
dangerous erosion of the Bill of Rights in the age of terror.
Against the backdrop of post-9/11 America, readers are taken behind
the scenes of some of the most important civil liberties cases in
America. From the story of the "American Taliban" to the battle
against the National Security Agency's warrantless spying program,
"In Defense of Our America" tracks a roster of skirmishes in the
larger fight for civil liberties in this country. It tracks an
effort in Pennsylvania to force religion into the public school
science curriculum and tells the story of South Dakota's attempts
to place an outright ban on abortions in the state.
In a narrative that allows the characters to tell the story, "In
Defense of Our America" offers the first inside look at the Lindh
family as they saw their son and brother, John Walker Lindh, emerge
as a symbol of America's battle against Islamic fundamentalism. It
follows Joshua Dratel, a defense attorney at the center of many
legal battles over the rights of individuals suspected of
terrorism, and tells the story of a modern-day Scopes trial in
Dover, Pennsylvania. The book tracks the case of Matthew Limon, a
gay teenager sentenced to seventeen years for having consensual
oral sex with a younger teenage boy in Kansas, and looks behind the
reports of a broken judicial system in New Orleans after Hurricane
Katrina.
"In Defense of Our America" chronicles the stories of an array of
colorful characters to illustrate the state of play in today's
fight for civil liberties, including Cecelia Fire Thunder, the
Sioux president who wanted to open an abortion clinic on her South
Dakota reservation, and high school science teacher Bertha Spahr,
who defied a school board dominated by fundamentalist Christians by
taking a stand against "intelligent design."
With unparalleled access to key players in some of the landmark
tests of the Constitution and the Bill of Rights, "In Defense of
Our America" weaves together a compelling narrative that provides
an unusually full look at the fight for civil liberties as
Americans struggle to protect their rights and ensure their
security.
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