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<p><P><center><b>We The People</b></p><p> The Bill of Rights defines and defends the freedoms we enjoy as Americans &#151; from the right to bear arms to the right to a civil jury. Using the dramatic true stories of people whose lives have been deeply affected by such issues as the death penalty and the right to privacy, attorneys Ellen Alderman and Caroline Kennedy reveal how the majestic priciples of the Bill of Rights have taken shape in the lives of ordinary people, as well as the historic and legal significance of each amendment. In doing so, they shed brilliant new light on this visionary document, which remains as vital and as controversial today as it was when a great nation was newly born.</p></p> <h3>Publishers Weekly</h3> <p>Does a citizenry's revulsion at hate-mongering outweigh the Ku Klux Klan's claimed right to broadcast racist messages? In what circumstances do national security considerations give government the wherewithal to clamp restrictions on a free press? If a mother suspected of child abuse refuses to tell authorities where the youngster is for fear that the state will take him from her, is she acting within the Fifth Amendment right protecting against self

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Author

Alderman, Ellen; Kennedy, Caroline, 1957-

Publisher

New York: Avon Books

Published

1991

Language

EN

ISBN

9780380717200

Category

history

Subjects

Law, Political Science, Fiction

Rating

3.95 / 5 (291 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14