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The Common Law

by Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr. ...

Narrated by Robert Morris ...

Unabridged

12 hours 53 min

Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., is considered one of the greatest justices of the United States Supreme Court and profoundly influenced American jurisprudence, especially in the areas of civil liberties and judicial restraint. At the same time, his abilities as a prose stylist earned him a position among the literary elite.In The Common Law, derived from a series of lectures given at the Lowell ... Read more

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Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr., is considered one of the greatest justices of the United States Supreme Court and profoundly influenced American jurisprudence, especially in the areas of civil liberties and judicial restraint. At the same time, his abilities as a prose stylist earned him a position among the literary elite.In The Common Law, derived from a series of lectures given at the Lowell
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The Three Lives of James Madison

Genius, Partisan, President

by Noah Feldman ...

Narrated by John H. Mayer ...

Unabridged

34 hours 12 min

A sweeping reexamination of the Founding Father who transformed the United States in each of his political “lives”—as a revolutionary thinker, partisan political strategist, and president“In order to understand America and its Constitution, it is necessary to understand James Madison.”—Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Leonardo da VinciOver the course of his life,James ... Read more

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A sweeping reexamination of the Founding Father who transformed the United States in each of his political “lives”—as a revolutionary thinker, partisan political strategist, and president“In order to understand America and its Constitution, it is necessary to understand James Madison.”—Walter Isaacson, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Leonardo da VinciOver the course of his life,James
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Why America Does Not Need Gun Control: The Vanishing Of The Second Amendment

by Trevor Clinger ...

Narrated by Clay Lomakayu ...

Unabridged

13 min

In the perpetual debate over gun rights and the interpretation of the Second Amendment, differing opinions abound. From statistically supported arguments to those seemingly from left field, this book presents crucial data for both pro and anti-gun activists to consider. Offering an argumentative and persuasive narrative, it aims to make a significant contribution to the ongoing discourse on ... Read more

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In the perpetual debate over gun rights and the interpretation of the Second Amendment, differing opinions abound. From statistically supported arguments to those seemingly from left field, this book presents crucial data for both pro and anti-gun activists to consider. Offering an argumentative and persuasive narrative, it aims to make a significant contribution to the ongoing discourse on
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Free Speech

What Everyone Needs to Know®

by Nadine Strossen ...

Narrated by Nadine Strossen ...

Unabridged

11 hours 5 min

This concise but comprehensive book lays out specific answers to myriad topical questions about free speech law, and also general explanations of how and why the law distinguishes between protected and punishable speech.The book focuses on modern First Amendment law, explaining the historic factors that propelled its evolution in a more speech-protective direction—in particular, the Civil Rights ... Read more

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This concise but comprehensive book lays out specific answers to myriad topical questions about free speech law, and also general explanations of how and why the law distinguishes between protected and punishable speech.The book focuses on modern First Amendment law, explaining the historic factors that propelled its evolution in a more speech-protective direction—in particular, the Civil Rights
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Corruption in America

From Benjamin Franklin's Snuff Box to Citizens United

by Zephyr Teachout ...

Narrated by Jo Anna Perrin ...

Unabridged

9 hours 36 min

For two centuries, the Framers' ideas about political corruption flourished in the courts, even in the absence of clear rules governing voters, civil officers, and elected officials. In the 1970s, the U.S. Supreme Court began to narrow the definition of corruption, and the meaning has since changed dramatically. No case makes that clearer than Citizens United.In 2010, one of the most consequential ... Read more

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For two centuries, the Framers' ideas about political corruption flourished in the courts, even in the absence of clear rules governing voters, civil officers, and elected officials. In the 1970s, the U.S. Supreme Court began to narrow the definition of corruption, and the meaning has since changed dramatically. No case makes that clearer than Citizens United.In 2010, one of the most consequential
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United States Bill of Rights: A Guided Listening Journey Through the First Ten Amendments and the Freedoms They Protect

by Michael Rosner ...

Narrated by Michael Rosner ...

Unabridged

1 hour 48 min

Master constitutional law and American history by exploring the intense legal battles over your civil liberties. Perfect for an educational daily commute, this thought-provoking narrative transforms dense legal text into gripping reality. Whether you are prepping for a civics exam or seeking clarity on modern rights, this objective breakdown connects the past to your present.Step into the arena ... Read more

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Master constitutional law and American history by exploring the intense legal battles over your civil liberties. Perfect for an educational daily commute, this thought-provoking narrative transforms dense legal text into gripping reality. Whether you are prepping for a civics exam or seeking clarity on modern rights, this objective breakdown connects the past to your present.Step into the arena
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Memory and Authority

The Uses of History in Constitutional Interpretation

by Jack M. Balkin ...

Narrated by Jonathan Todd Ross ...

Unabridged

11 hours 1 min

Fights over history are at the heart of most important constitutional disputes in America. The Supreme Court's current embrace of originalism is only the most recent example of how lawyers and judges try to use history to establish authority for their positions. Jack M. Balkin argues that fights over constitutional interpretation are often fights over collective memory. Lawyers and judges ... Read more

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Fights over history are at the heart of most important constitutional disputes in America. The Supreme Court's current embrace of originalism is only the most recent example of how lawyers and judges try to use history to establish authority for their positions. Jack M. Balkin argues that fights over constitutional interpretation are often fights over collective memory. Lawyers and judges
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Religious Liberty in Crisis

Exercising Your Faith in an Age of Uncertainty

by Ken Starr ...

Narrated by Ken Starr ...

Unabridged

7 hours 12 min

Cole Langston believes things happen in threes. So far, he’s landed an airliner in a blizzard after his captain had a heart attack and revived the captain, catapulting himself to national hero status as “Captain Incredible. Life is finally returning to normal when he’s punched unconscious in an airport store by a bully who doesn’t appreciate Cole’s interference in his diatribe against the ... Read more

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Cole Langston believes things happen in threes. So far, he’s landed an airliner in a blizzard after his captain had a heart attack and revived the captain, catapulting himself to national hero status as “Captain Incredible. Life is finally returning to normal when he’s punched unconscious in an airport store by a bully who doesn’t appreciate Cole’s interference in his diatribe against the
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Legitimação democrática do Supremo Tribunal Federal

e a necessidade de um tribunal constitucional brasileiro exclusivo

by José Saraiva ...

Narrated by Voz Artificial ...

Abridged

4 hours 42 min

É grande o interesse social, político e acadêmico a respeito da legitimação democrática do Supremo Tribunal Federal na contemporânea sociedade hiperconectada. Este objetiva evidenciar ter origem na cumulação de funções judiciárias com a de tribunal constitucional a prejudicialidade à legitimação do Supremo Tribunal Federal como último intérprete oficial da Constituição. Igualmente, o trabalho visa ... Read more

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É grande o interesse social, político e acadêmico a respeito da legitimação democrática do Supremo Tribunal Federal na contemporânea sociedade hiperconectada. Este objetiva evidenciar ter origem na cumulação de funções judiciárias com a de tribunal constitucional a prejudicialidade à legitimação do Supremo Tribunal Federal como último intérprete oficial da Constituição. Igualmente, o trabalho visa
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La constitución desconocida

Teoría y práctica de todo lo que siempre quisiste saber sobre tu Constitución(pero no te atreviste a preguntar)

by Juan Jesús Garza Onofre, Javier Martín Reyes ...

Narrated by Juan Jesús Garza Onofre, Javier Martín Reyes ...

Unabridged

5 hours 47 min

Un libro para entender los fundamentos de nuestra Constitución y su importancia en la vida diaria de todas las personas¿Por qué si nuestra Constitución fue la primera en reconocer derechos sociales —antes incluso que la rusa y la de Weimar— va tan rezagada en lo que toca a hacerlos efectivos? ¿Es motivo de orgullo que tengamos la sexta constitución más extensa a nivel mundial? ¿Qué... ... Read more

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Un libro para entender los fundamentos de nuestra Constitución y su importancia en la vida diaria de todas las personas¿Por qué si nuestra Constitución fue la primera en reconocer derechos sociales —antes incluso que la rusa y la de Weimar— va tan rezagada en lo que toca a hacerlos efectivos? ¿Es motivo de orgullo que tengamos la sexta constitución más extensa a nivel mundial? ¿Qué...
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Lies the Government Told You

Myth, Power, and Deception in American History

by Andrew P. Napolitano ...

Narrated by Andrew Napolitano ...

Unabridged

11 hours 53 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERYOU’VE BEEN LIED TO BY THE GOVERNMENTWe shrug off this fact as an unfortunate reality. America is the land of the free, after all. Does it really matter whether our politicians bend the truth here and there?When the truth is traded for lies, our freedoms are diminished and don’t return.In Lies the Government Told You, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano reveals how America’s... ... Read more

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERYOU’VE BEEN LIED TO BY THE GOVERNMENTWe shrug off this fact as an unfortunate reality. America is the land of the free, after all. Does it really matter whether our politicians bend the truth here and there?When the truth is traded for lies, our freedoms are diminished and don’t return.In Lies the Government Told You, Judge Andrew P. Napolitano reveals how America’s...
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Taking Back the Constitution

Activist Judges and the Next Age of American Law

by Mark Tushnet ...

Narrated by Peter Lerman ...

Unabridged

9 hours 54 min

How the Supreme Court's move to the right has distorted both logic and the ConstitutionThe Supreme Court has never simply evaluated laws and arguments in light of permanent and immutable constitutional meanings, and social, moral, and yes, political ideas have always played into Supreme Court justices' impressions of how they think a case should be decided. Mark Tushnet traces the ways ... Read more

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How the Supreme Court's move to the right has distorted both logic and the ConstitutionThe Supreme Court has never simply evaluated laws and arguments in light of permanent and immutable constitutional meanings, and social, moral, and yes, political ideas have always played into Supreme Court justices' impressions of how they think a case should be decided. Mark Tushnet traces the ways
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Constitution of the United States Explained: A Plain-Language Guide to the Founding Document, Its History, and How It Shapes Everyday American Life

by Thomas Kessler ...

Narrated by Thomas Kessler ...

Unabridged

1 hour 49 min

Master your everyday civic rights and decode American history without wading through confusing legal jargon. Perfect for a daily commute or focused learning, this calm, empowering audio experience translates complex government frameworks into practical reality.Instead of feeling intimidated by the political news cycle, gain a grounded understanding of how checks, balances, and federalism directly ... Read more

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Master your everyday civic rights and decode American history without wading through confusing legal jargon. Perfect for a daily commute or focused learning, this calm, empowering audio experience translates complex government frameworks into practical reality.Instead of feeling intimidated by the political news cycle, gain a grounded understanding of how checks, balances, and federalism directly
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Perfecting the Union

National and State Authority in the US Constitution

by Max M. Edling ...

Narrated by David Marantz ...

Unabridged

7 hours 49 min

For most of the twentieth century, the American founding has been presented as a struggle between social classes over issues arising primarily within, rather than outside, the United States. But in recent years, new scholarship has instead turned to the international history of the American union to interpret both the causes and the consequences of the US Constitution.In Perfecting the Union, Max ... Read more

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For most of the twentieth century, the American founding has been presented as a struggle between social classes over issues arising primarily within, rather than outside, the United States. But in recent years, new scholarship has instead turned to the international history of the American union to interpret both the causes and the consequences of the US Constitution.In Perfecting the Union, Max
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The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

16 hours 31 min

The complete texts of the documents that tell the story of the clashes and compromises that gave birth to the Unites States of America.Should the members of the government be elected by direct vote of the people?Should the government be headed by a single executive, and how powerful should that executive be? Should immigrants be allowed into the United States?How should judges be appointed?What ... Read more

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The complete texts of the documents that tell the story of the clashes and compromises that gave birth to the Unites States of America.Should the members of the government be elected by direct vote of the people?Should the government be headed by a single executive, and how powerful should that executive be? Should immigrants be allowed into the United States?How should judges be appointed?What
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The Worst Trickster Story Ever Told

Native America, the Supreme Court, and the U.S. Constitution

by Keith Richotte, Jr. ...

Narrated by Jason Grasl ...

Unabridged

6 hours 47 min

When did the federal government's self-appointed, essentially limitless authority over Native America become constitutional?The story they have chosen to tell is wrong. It is time to tell a better story. Thus begins Keith Richotte's playful, unconventional look at Native American and Supreme Court history. When the Supreme Court first embraced plenary power in the 1880s it did not bother to seek ... Read more

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When did the federal government's self-appointed, essentially limitless authority over Native America become constitutional?The story they have chosen to tell is wrong. It is time to tell a better story. Thus begins Keith Richotte's playful, unconventional look at Native American and Supreme Court history. When the Supreme Court first embraced plenary power in the 1880s it did not bother to seek
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The Cult of the Constitution

by Mary Anne Franks ...

Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt ...

Unabridged

8 hours 57 min

In this controversial and provocative book, Mary Anne Franks examines the thin line between constitutional fidelity and constitutional fundamentalism.Constitutional fundamentalists read the Constitution selectively and self-servingly. Fundamentalist interpretations of the Constitution elevate certain constitutional rights above all others, benefit the most powerful members of society, and ... Read more

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In this controversial and provocative book, Mary Anne Franks examines the thin line between constitutional fidelity and constitutional fundamentalism.Constitutional fundamentalists read the Constitution selectively and self-servingly. Fundamentalist interpretations of the Constitution elevate certain constitutional rights above all others, benefit the most powerful members of society, and
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Fear and the First Amendment

Controversial Cases of the Roberts Court

by Kevin A. Johnson, Craig R. Smith ...

Narrated by David Marantz ...

Unabridged

9 hours 42 min

In Fear and the First Amendment, Kevin A. Johnson and Craig R. Smith offer an examination of the ways fear figures in First Amendment questions ruled on by the Supreme Court. Johnson and Smith focus on the rulings from the Roberts Court. Each chapter in this book analyzes one or more First Amendment cases and a variety of related fears that pertain to a given case.These cases include Morse v. ... Read more

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In Fear and the First Amendment, Kevin A. Johnson and Craig R. Smith offer an examination of the ways fear figures in First Amendment questions ruled on by the Supreme Court. Johnson and Smith focus on the rulings from the Roberts Court. Each chapter in this book analyzes one or more First Amendment cases and a variety of related fears that pertain to a given case.These cases include Morse v.
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A Well-Regulated Militia

The Founding Fathers and the Origins of Gun Control in America

by Saul Cornell ...

Narrated by Kevin T. Collins ...

Unabridged

9 hours 27 min

Americans are deeply divided over the Second Amendment. Some passionately assert that the Amendment protects an individual's right to own guns. Others, that it does no more than protect the right of states to maintain militias. Now, in the first and only comprehensive history of this bitter controversy, Saul Cornell proves conclusively that both sides are wrong.Cornell, a leading constitutional ... Read more

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Americans are deeply divided over the Second Amendment. Some passionately assert that the Amendment protects an individual's right to own guns. Others, that it does no more than protect the right of states to maintain militias. Now, in the first and only comprehensive history of this bitter controversy, Saul Cornell proves conclusively that both sides are wrong.Cornell, a leading constitutional
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Saving the Bill of Rights

Exposing the Left’s Campaign to Destroy American Exceptionalism

by Frank Miniter ...

Narrated by John Pruden ...

Unabridged

10 hours 43 min

Our Founding Fathers created the Bill of Rights to document our inalienable rights and to strictly limit the government’s power. These ten amendments are the foundation of American Exceptionalism—yet that foundation is quickly eroding. With every new sweeping regulation and invasive policy, the Obama administration is twisting the Bill of Rights and corrupting its true purpose. Here to rescue this ... Read more

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Our Founding Fathers created the Bill of Rights to document our inalienable rights and to strictly limit the government’s power. These ten amendments are the foundation of American Exceptionalism—yet that foundation is quickly eroding. With every new sweeping regulation and invasive policy, the Obama administration is twisting the Bill of Rights and corrupting its true purpose. Here to rescue this
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De geschiedenis van de grondwet

Een hoorcollege over constitutioneel denken, van de oudheid tot nu

by Wim Voermans ...

Narrated by Wim Voermans ...

Unabridged

2 hours

We leven in de eeuw van de grondwet. Bijna alle landen ter wereld hebben er tegenwoordig wel een. Een betrekkelijk recent fenomeen trouwens, want driekwart van al die grondwetten is van na 1975. En dat terwijl de wortels ervan net na de landbouwrevolutie liggen, meer dan tienduizend jaar geleden, toen nieuwe sociale organisatie- en leiderschapsvormen opkwamen en ook het recht ontstond als manier ... Read more

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We leven in de eeuw van de grondwet. Bijna alle landen ter wereld hebben er tegenwoordig wel een. Een betrekkelijk recent fenomeen trouwens, want driekwart van al die grondwetten is van na 1975. En dat terwijl de wortels ervan net na de landbouwrevolutie liggen, meer dan tienduizend jaar geleden, toen nieuwe sociale organisatie- en leiderschapsvormen opkwamen en ook het recht ontstond als manier
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Supreme Court, The

Power, Politics, and Law

by Newbury Publishing ...

Narrated by Jim D. Johnson ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Supreme Court
Unabridged

1 hour 28 min

As the highest court in what has become the world's most powerful nation, The Supreme Court of the United States sits at the faultline between the ideal and the real, between justice and power, between the serene majesty of The Law and the sometimes bombastic, sometimes grubby disputes that define our politics.In the arguments before the court, principles clash with ambition and avarice, and it ... Read more

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As the highest court in what has become the world's most powerful nation, The Supreme Court of the United States sits at the faultline between the ideal and the real, between justice and power, between the serene majesty of The Law and the sometimes bombastic, sometimes grubby disputes that define our politics.In the arguments before the court, principles clash with ambition and avarice, and it
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A Life

by Jane Sherron de Hart ...

Narrated by Suzanne Toren ...

Unabridged

24 hours 3 min

The first full life—private, public, legal, philosophical—of the 107th Supreme Court Justice, one of the most profound and profoundly transformative legal minds of our time; a book fifteen years in work, written with the cooperation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself and based on many interviews with the justice, her husband, her children, her friends, and her associates.In this large, comprehensive, ... Read more

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The first full life—private, public, legal, philosophical—of the 107th Supreme Court Justice, one of the most profound and profoundly transformative legal minds of our time; a book fifteen years in work, written with the cooperation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself and based on many interviews with the justice, her husband, her children, her friends, and her associates.In this large, comprehensive,
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Democracy, Hypocrisy, and the Urgency of the First Amendment

by Alex Spiro ...

Unabridged

10 hours

In this vital book, one of the nation’s top trial lawyers explores whether social media, technology, politics, and free speech can coexist in a functioning democracyFew constitutional issues are more important to the life of our nation—or more divisive—than free speech. Is it acceptable to speak out against the government in a time of war? Can the government ban art or music or books because they ... Read more

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In this vital book, one of the nation’s top trial lawyers explores whether social media, technology, politics, and free speech can coexist in a functioning democracyFew constitutional issues are more important to the life of our nation—or more divisive—than free speech. Is it acceptable to speak out against the government in a time of war? Can the government ban art or music or books because they
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