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The Political Supreme Court

A Forgotten History

by Rachel A. Shelden ...

Narrated by Frances Anderson ...

Unabridged

15 hours 28 min

Today's Supreme Court justices bristle at the label "politicians in robes," insisting that they operate above the fray of partisan politics. But for the first century of the nation's history, the Court was unmistakably a political institution, both by design and in practice. Justices were fully expected to engage in partisan politics—there was no concern that such engagement would lead to ... Read more

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Today's Supreme Court justices bristle at the label "politicians in robes," insisting that they operate above the fray of partisan politics. But for the first century of the nation's history, the Court was unmistakably a political institution, both by design and in practice. Justices were fully expected to engage in partisan politics—there was no concern that such engagement would lead to
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The Originalism Trap

How Extremists Stole the Constitution and How We the People Can Take It Back

by Madiba K. Dennie ...

Narrated by Madiba K. Dennie ...

Unabridged

7 hours 21 min

A rallying cry for a more just approach to the law that bolsters social justice movements by throwing out originalism—the theory that judges should interpret the Constitution exactly as conservatives say the Founders meant it“The greatest trick conservatives ever pulled was convincing the world that originalism exists. This book is vital for understanding why the world sucks right now.”—Elie ... Read more

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A rallying cry for a more just approach to the law that bolsters social justice movements by throwing out originalism—the theory that judges should interpret the Constitution exactly as conservatives say the Founders meant it“The greatest trick conservatives ever pulled was convincing the world that originalism exists. This book is vital for understanding why the world sucks right now.”—Elie
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The Constitution Today

Timeless Lessons for the Issues of Our Era

by Akhil Reed Amar ...

Narrated by Mike Chamberlain ...

Unabridged

19 hours 41 min

When the stories that lead our daily news involve momentous constitutional questions, present-minded journalists and busy citizens cannot always see the stakes clearly. In The Constitution Today, Akhil Reed Amar, America's preeminent constitutional scholar, considers the biggest and most bitterly contested debates of the last two decades—from gun control to gay marriage, affirmative action to ... Read more

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When the stories that lead our daily news involve momentous constitutional questions, present-minded journalists and busy citizens cannot always see the stakes clearly. In The Constitution Today, Akhil Reed Amar, America's preeminent constitutional scholar, considers the biggest and most bitterly contested debates of the last two decades—from gun control to gay marriage, affirmative action to
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Crown and Country

A History of England through the Monarchy

by David Starkey ...

Narrated by David Starkey, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jim Norton ...

Unabridged

15 hours 11 min

An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day.The monarchy is one of Britain’s longest surviving institutions – as well as one of its most tumultuous and revered. In this masterful book, David Starkey looks at the monarchy as a whole, charting its history from Roman times, to the Wars of the Roses, the chaos of the Civil War, the fall of Charles I ... Read more

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An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day.The monarchy is one of Britain’s longest surviving institutions – as well as one of its most tumultuous and revered. In this masterful book, David Starkey looks at the monarchy as a whole, charting its history from Roman times, to the Wars of the Roses, the chaos of the Civil War, the fall of Charles I
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Going Further

The Incomparable Clarence Thomas

by Ted Cruz ...

Narrated by Timothy Andrés Pabon ...

Unabridged

9 hours 52 min

**INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Senator Ted Cruz, a timely, authoritative exploration of Clarence Thomas’s life, ideas, and lasting impact on constitutional law**For over three decades, Clarence Thomas has stood at the center of American law, enduring withering criticism and personal attacks while writing some of the most brilliant, accessible, transformational opinions in the Supreme ... Read more

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**INSTANT #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERFrom Senator Ted Cruz, a timely, authoritative exploration of Clarence Thomas’s life, ideas, and lasting impact on constitutional law**For over three decades, Clarence Thomas has stood at the center of American law, enduring withering criticism and personal attacks while writing some of the most brilliant, accessible, transformational opinions in the Supreme
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We the People

A History of the U.S. Constitution

by Jill Lepore ...

Narrated by Jill Lepore ...

Unabridged

24 hours 2 min

From the best-selling author of These Truths comes We the People**, a stunning new history of the U.S. Constitution, for a troubling new era.**The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in We the People, the most original history of the Constitution in dec... ... Read more

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From the best-selling author of These Truths comes We the People**, a stunning new history of the U.S. Constitution, for a troubling new era.**The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in We the People, the most original history of the Constitution in dec...
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We the Corporations

How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights

by Adam Winkler ...

Narrated by William Hughes ...

Unabridged

14 hours 31 min

In this groundbreaking portrait of corporate seizure of political power, We the Corporations reveals how American businesses won equal rights and transformed the Constitution to serve the ends of capital.Corporations—like minorities and women—have had a civil rights movement of their own and now possess nearly all the same rights as ordinary people. Uncovering the deep historical roots of Citizens ... Read more

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In this groundbreaking portrait of corporate seizure of political power, We the Corporations reveals how American businesses won equal rights and transformed the Constitution to serve the ends of capital.Corporations—like minorities and women—have had a civil rights movement of their own and now possess nearly all the same rights as ordinary people. Uncovering the deep historical roots of Citizens
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So Ordered

An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country

by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. ...

Narrated by Charles Constant ...

Unabridged

8 hours 58 min

Justice Samuel A. Alito elaborates on his judicial philosophy and reflects on the roles of the law, the Constitution, and the courts in preserving America’s spirit of liberty.**“**So Ordered reveals Justice Samuel Alito as a jurist of rare balance: deeply principled yet resolutely practical.” ―Yuval Levin, author of American CovenantSamuel A. Alito has quietly become one of the most influe... ... Read more

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Justice Samuel A. Alito elaborates on his judicial philosophy and reflects on the roles of the law, the Constitution, and the courts in preserving America’s spirit of liberty.**“**So Ordered reveals Justice Samuel Alito as a jurist of rare balance: deeply principled yet resolutely practical.” ―Yuval Levin, author of American CovenantSamuel A. Alito has quietly become one of the most influe...
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Inside the FBI’s Domestic Terrorism Strategy

Understanding the threats to our Republic. (REDACTED)

by Thomas Speciale ...

Narrated by Thomas Speciale ...

Unabridged

2 hours 41 min

Many Americans today have lost faith in the U.S. government and see specifically the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as threatening them as opposed to protecting them. Many Americans, the author included, are deeply concerned about potential government overreach and threats to our liberty and freedom, specifically regarding the 1st and 2nd Amendments of the constitution. Unlike the vast ... Read more

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Many Americans today have lost faith in the U.S. government and see specifically the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) as threatening them as opposed to protecting them. Many Americans, the author included, are deeply concerned about potential government overreach and threats to our liberty and freedom, specifically regarding the 1st and 2nd Amendments of the constitution. Unlike the vast
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Abortion and the Law in America

Roe v. Wade to the Present

by Mary Ziegler ...

Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt ...

Unabridged

11 hours 43 min

With the Supreme Court likely to reverse Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion decision, American debate appears fixated on clashing rights. The first comprehensive legal history of a vital period, Abortion and the Law in America illuminates an entirely different and unexpected shift in the terms of debate. Rather than simply championing rights, those on opposing sides battled about the policy costs ... Read more

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With the Supreme Court likely to reverse Roe v. Wade, the landmark abortion decision, American debate appears fixated on clashing rights. The first comprehensive legal history of a vital period, Abortion and the Law in America illuminates an entirely different and unexpected shift in the terms of debate. Rather than simply championing rights, those on opposing sides battled about the policy costs
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The Fight to Vote

by Michael Waldman ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

Unabridged

9 hours 39 min

In The Second Amendment, Michael Waldman traces the ongoing argument on gun rights from the Bill of Rights to the current day. Now, in The Fight to Vote, Waldman takes a succinct and comprehensive look at an even more crucial struggle: the past and present effort to define and defend government based on "the consent of the governed." From the writing of the Constitution, and at every step along ... Read more

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In The Second Amendment, Michael Waldman traces the ongoing argument on gun rights from the Bill of Rights to the current day. Now, in The Fight to Vote, Waldman takes a succinct and comprehensive look at an even more crucial struggle: the past and present effort to define and defend government based on "the consent of the governed." From the writing of the Constitution, and at every step along
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The Bill of Rights and Other 17 Amendments

by James Madison ...

Narrated by Deaver Brown ...

Series series American History
Unabridged

39 min

The Bill of Rights & 17 additional amendments and background speaks to the stability of the USA that has kept a relatively steady course throughout its history to be the longest standing government in the world. ... Read more

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The Bill of Rights & 17 additional amendments and background speaks to the stability of the USA that has kept a relatively steady course throughout its history to be the longest standing government in the world.
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A Liberdade de Expressão e a Justiça Brasileira

tolerância, discurso de ódio e democracia (Voz Sintética)

by Vitor Amaral Medrado ...

Narrated by Voz Sintética ...

Abridged

5 hours 32 min

Narrado por voz sintética. Fruto de tese de doutorado defendida no início de 2018, a 1 edição desta obra pretendeu aliar, de um lado, uma profunda reconstrução dos fundamentos históricos, filosóficos e jurídicos da liberdade de expressão e, de outro, a análise das principais decisões brasileiras sobre o assunto. De lá para cá, todavia, sobrevieram vários casos jurídicos dignos de nota, cujas ... Read more

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Narrado por voz sintética. Fruto de tese de doutorado defendida no início de 2018, a 1 edição desta obra pretendeu aliar, de um lado, uma profunda reconstrução dos fundamentos históricos, filosóficos e jurídicos da liberdade de expressão e, de outro, a análise das principais decisões brasileiras sobre o assunto. De lá para cá, todavia, sobrevieram vários casos jurídicos dignos de nota, cujas
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The Justices Behind Roe V. Wade

The Inside Story, Adapted from The Brethren

by Scott Armstrong, Bob Woodward, George Truett ...

Narrated by Holter Graham ...

Unabridged

4 hours 35 min

A thrilling, behind-the-scenes account of the revolutionary Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling.The Justices Behind Roe V. Wade offers a front-row seat to the inner workings of the Supreme Court that led to the monumental Roe v. Wade decision. Spanning from 1969 to 1972, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Bob Woodward and coauthor Scott Armstrong report on the masterful maneuvering and politicking that ... Read more

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A thrilling, behind-the-scenes account of the revolutionary Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling.The Justices Behind Roe V. Wade offers a front-row seat to the inner workings of the Supreme Court that led to the monumental Roe v. Wade decision. Spanning from 1969 to 1972, Pulitzer Prize–winning author Bob Woodward and coauthor Scott Armstrong report on the masterful maneuvering and politicking that
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Supreme Court Unlike Any Other, A

The Deepening Divide Between the Justices and the People

by Kevin J. McMahon ...

Narrated by Auto-narrated ...

Unabridged

12 hours 24 min

A data-rich examination of the US Supreme Court’s unprecedented detachment from the democratic processes that buttress its legitimacy.Today’s Supreme Court is unlike any other in American history. This is not just because of its jurisprudence but also because the current Court has a tenuous relationship with the democratic processes that help establish its authority. Historically, this “democracy ... Read more

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A data-rich examination of the US Supreme Court’s unprecedented detachment from the democratic processes that buttress its legitimacy.Today’s Supreme Court is unlike any other in American history. This is not just because of its jurisprudence but also because the current Court has a tenuous relationship with the democratic processes that help establish its authority. Historically, this “democracy
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FEDERALIST No. 66. Objections to the Power of the Senate To Set as a Court for Impeachments Further Considered.

by Alexander Hamilton ...

Narrated by D. S. Harvey ...

Unabridged

16 min

The Federalist Papers is a series of 85 articles arguing in favor of ratification of the United States Constitution by the thirteen original colonies. When the Constitutional Convention met in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton advocated instead for the creation of a new government. The delegates used the principles contained in Madison’s Virginia ... Read more

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The Federalist Papers is a series of 85 articles arguing in favor of ratification of the United States Constitution by the thirteen original colonies. When the Constitutional Convention met in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton advocated instead for the creation of a new government. The delegates used the principles contained in Madison’s Virginia
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Against Constitutional Originalism

A Historical Critique

by Jonathan Gienapp ...

Narrated by Josh Innerst ...

Unabridged

11 hours 37 min

Constitutional originalism stakes law to history. The theory's core tenet—that the United States Constitution should be interpreted according to its original meaning—has us decide questions of modern constitutional law by consulting the distant constitutional past. Yet originalist engagement with history is often deeply problematic. And now that a majority of justices on the United States Supreme ... Read more

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Constitutional originalism stakes law to history. The theory's core tenet—that the United States Constitution should be interpreted according to its original meaning—has us decide questions of modern constitutional law by consulting the distant constitutional past. Yet originalist engagement with history is often deeply problematic. And now that a majority of justices on the United States Supreme
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Direito Empresarial: Teoria Geral da Empresa

by Rodrigo Eduardo Ferreira, Diogo Cressoni Jovetta ...

Unabridged

5 hours 17 min

Esta obra analisa de forma crítica e prática os principais institutos da Teoria Geral da Empresa. O livro abrange desde os conceitos fundamentais do Direito Empresarial, evolução histórica, princípios e obrigações comuns dos empresários, até temas essenciais como o estabelecimento empresarial, locação em shopping centers, propriedade industrial (patentes, marcas e desenhos industriais) e direito ... Read more

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Esta obra analisa de forma crítica e prática os principais institutos da Teoria Geral da Empresa. O livro abrange desde os conceitos fundamentais do Direito Empresarial, evolução histórica, princípios e obrigações comuns dos empresários, até temas essenciais como o estabelecimento empresarial, locação em shopping centers, propriedade industrial (patentes, marcas e desenhos industriais) e direito
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Sex and the Constitution

Sex, Religion, and Law from America's Origins to the Twenty-First Century

by Geoffrey R. Stone ...

Narrated by William Dufris ...

Unabridged

20 hours 41 min

Renowned constitutional scholar Geoffrey R. Stone traces the evolution of legal and moral codes that have attempted to legislate sexual behavior from the ancient world to America's earliest days to today’s fractious political climate. Stone crafts a remarkable, even thrilling narrative in which he shows how agitators, moralists, legislators, and especially the justices of the Supreme Court have ... Read more

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Renowned constitutional scholar Geoffrey R. Stone traces the evolution of legal and moral codes that have attempted to legislate sexual behavior from the ancient world to America's earliest days to today’s fractious political climate. Stone crafts a remarkable, even thrilling narrative in which he shows how agitators, moralists, legislators, and especially the justices of the Supreme Court have
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History of American Law: From Colonial Charters to the Civil Rights Era and Beyond

by Edward Lawson ...

Narrated by Edward Lawson ...

Unabridged

2 hours 3 min

Dive into the dramatic evolution of American jurisprudence, where civil rights and constitutional battles forge a nation. Far from a dry timeline of court decisions, this thought-provoking narrative transforms historical milestones into an accessible, high-energy human drama. It reveals the fierce tension between government authority and individual freedom across centuries of change.Perfect for an ... Read more

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Dive into the dramatic evolution of American jurisprudence, where civil rights and constitutional battles forge a nation. Far from a dry timeline of court decisions, this thought-provoking narrative transforms historical milestones into an accessible, high-energy human drama. It reveals the fierce tension between government authority and individual freedom across centuries of change.Perfect for an
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The Constitution Demands It

The Case for the Impeachment of Donald Trump

by Ron Fein, John Bonifaz, Ben Clements ...

Narrated by Johnny Heller ...

Unabridged

4 hours 44 min

The reasons Donald Trump must be impeached—as per the Founding Fathers—and what you can do to help make that happenThree veteran constitutional attorneys say there's no way around it: The Constitution demands that Donald Trump must be impeached.And in clear language using compelling logic rooted firmly in the Constitution, they detail why the time to start is now—not in the indefinite future after ... Read more

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The reasons Donald Trump must be impeached—as per the Founding Fathers—and what you can do to help make that happenThree veteran constitutional attorneys say there's no way around it: The Constitution demands that Donald Trump must be impeached.And in clear language using compelling logic rooted firmly in the Constitution, they detail why the time to start is now—not in the indefinite future after
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Policing the Second Amendment

Guns, Law Enforcement, and the Politics of Race

by Jennifer Carlson ...

Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt ...

Unabridged

8 hours 6 min

The United States is steeped in debates about guns. As discussions rage on, one issue has been overlooked—Americans who support gun control turn to the police as enforcers of their preferred policies, but the police themselves disproportionately support gun rights over gun control. How does this perspective shape what is considered lawful force? Who can engage in violence and who is punished for ... Read more

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The United States is steeped in debates about guns. As discussions rage on, one issue has been overlooked—Americans who support gun control turn to the police as enforcers of their preferred policies, but the police themselves disproportionately support gun rights over gun control. How does this perspective shape what is considered lawful force? Who can engage in violence and who is punished for
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Constitutional Bind, The

How Americans Came to Idolize a Document That Fails Them

by Aziz Rana ...

Narrated by Auto-narrated ...

Unabridged

30 hours 27 min

An eye-opening account of how Americans came to revere the Constitution and what this reverence has meant domestically and around the world.Some Americans today worry that the Federal Constitution is ill-equipped to respond to mounting democratic threats and may even exacerbate the worst features of American politics. Yet for as long as anyone can remember, the Constitution has occupied a quasi ... Read more

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An eye-opening account of how Americans came to revere the Constitution and what this reverence has meant domestically and around the world.Some Americans today worry that the Federal Constitution is ill-equipped to respond to mounting democratic threats and may even exacerbate the worst features of American politics. Yet for as long as anyone can remember, the Constitution has occupied a quasi
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The U.S. Constitution

A Very Short Introduction

by David J. Bodenhamer ...

Narrated by Walter Dixon ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Unabridged

4 hours 10 min

Though the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788, its impact on our lives is as recent as today's news. Claims and counterclaims about the constitutionality of governmental actions are a habit of American politics. This document, which its framers designed to limit power, often has made political conflict inevitable. It also has accommodated and legitimized the political and social changes of a ... Read more

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Though the U.S. Constitution was ratified in 1788, its impact on our lives is as recent as today's news. Claims and counterclaims about the constitutionality of governmental actions are a habit of American politics. This document, which its framers designed to limit power, often has made political conflict inevitable. It also has accommodated and legitimized the political and social changes of a
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