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Guest: Marjorie Heins Marjorie Heins is a civil liberties lawyer, writer, and teacher, and the founding director of the Free Expression Policy Project. Her previous book, Not in Front of the Children, won the American Library Association’s 2002 Eli Oboler Award for best published work in the field of intellectual freedom. Other books include Sex, Sin, and Blasphemy: A Guide to America's Censorship Wars; Cutting the Mustard: Affirmative Action and the Nature of Excellence; and Strictly Ghetto Property: The Story of Los Siete de la Raza. She is a graduate of Harvard Law School. Book:-“Priests of Our Democracy: The Supreme Court, Academic Freedom, and the Anti-Communist Purge” In the early 1950s, New York City’s teachers and professors became the targets of massive investigations into their political beliefs and associations. Those who refused to cooperate in the questioning were fired. Some had undoubtedly been communists, and the Communist Party-USA certainly made its share of mistakes, but there was never evidence that the accused teachers had abused their trust. Some were among the most brilliant, popular, and dedicated educators in the city. Priests of Our Democracy tells of the teachers and professors who resisted the witch hunt, those who collaborated, and those whose battles led to landmark Supreme Court decisions. It traces the political fortunes of academic freedom beginning in the late 19th century, both on campus and in the courts. Combining political and legal history with wrenching personal stories, the book details how the anti-communist excesses of the 1950s inspired the Supreme Court to recognize the vital role of teachers and professors in American democracy. The crushing of dissent in the 1950s impoverished political discourse in ways that are still being felt, and First Amendment academic freedom, a product of that period, is in peril today. In compelling terms, this book shows why the issue should matter to every American.
Guest: Toki Clark Toki M. Clark is a criminal defense attorney residing in the midwest, the heart of buckeye country. After years of private practice and strolling courthouse halls, the writer in her emerged. This book, her debut novel, examines the complex life of a fictional, modern day trial lawyer. Ms. Clark is a graduate of Kent State University and The Ohio State University College of Law. THE BOOK: “Marzell Goodwin, Esq.: The Truth Be Damned!” "Case dismissed!" the trial judge reluctantly shrieks, lowering his gavel and pounding it down like a sledgehammer. Prosecutor Molly Mead comes unglued. But hotshot criminal defense attorney Marzell Goodwin, once again, scoops up her leather briefcase and glides through the gauntlet of frustrated sheriff deputies with Bernie Holmes, her child molesting, drug dealing client, right by her side, on his way to freedom. But as Marzell drapes through the halls of the courthouse with Bernie, an epiphany kicks her squarely in the gut for the very first time: What if Bernie strikes again, raping another little girl? Or saturates her five-year-old nephew's neighborhood with more crack cocaine? Or assaults another senior citizen? Not one to twiddle thumbs, Marzell resorts to bold and extraordinary measures to clean up society that just might leave you cheering for a unique brand of justice. Jack Girardi, Partner at Girardi Keese, is one of America's Finest Trial Lawyers and our Co-Host, as always, brings out the most important key elements to the success of today's guests. He and his firm have been dedicated to working hard and getting the best possible recovery for its clients. Girardi Keese's mission is to provide aggressive representation of individuals and businesses who have been injured in sous way, whether by physical harm, property damage, damage to business, or damage to economic interests. Girardi & Keese has two offices in California: Downtown Los Angeles and San Bernardino. www.girardikeese.com Hosted by Steve Murphy
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