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Anecdotes bibliography Biographies biography Educational films. Internet videos. Videorecording.Dorn, Anna
Summary: "In the tradition of How to Murder Your Life, a young woman's witty memoir demystifying law school and lawyers through tales of her own badness, the badness of her peers, and the badness of the law in general"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Hachette Book Group, Inc. 2021
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DORN, ANNA DORBrescia, Ray
Summary: "At this time of tumultuous change and threats to the rule of law in the United States, Lawyer Nation explores the critical role that American lawyers have played since the nation's founding, and the role they must play today and in the future, in defending and advancing justice and inclusion in our multi-racial democracy"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: New York University Press 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 340.023 BRESummary: The populist governor of Louisiana and United States senator, Huey Long captured the American imagination with his dramatic speeches and promise of “Every man a king.” “The Kingfish” governed during the Great Depression, advocating public works and spending money on state highways, hospitals, schools, and old age pensions. Acclaimed filmmaker Ken Burns examines Long’s extraordinary career from...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1985
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Summary: Jeannette Rankin held many positions and worked for many causes during her life. She was a social worker, advocate for women’s suffrage, and the first woman in the United States elected to a national office when most American women did not yet have the right to vote. Sent to the House of Representatives in 1916 by the voters of Montana, Rankin is often remembered as the woman who voted against...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1984
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Summary: In the view of some political observers, Vice President Dick Cheney spent his career waging a secretive battle to expand the power of the presidency. This episode of Frontline examines behind-closed-doors ideological divisions within the second Bush administration over the power of the executive branch and the rule of law. Viewers are introduced to several controversies at the heart of Cheney's...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2007
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Summary: Part of the Ken Burns America Collection, this incisive documentary profiles our government's legislative branch. Narrated by David McCullough, the program uses historic footage and interviews with veteran political observers-including David Broder, Alistair Cooke, and Cokie Roberts-to detail the first 200 years of the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. Incorporating readings from diary...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 1988