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David M. Freedman
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Nuremberg: ‘Greatest Trial in History’
The 1945-46 Nuremberg trial of Nazi leaders for crimes against humanity was the first international criminal tribunal. It was also the...

Dave Freedman
Nov 5, 2020
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Bent Cops & Corrupt PDs
Here are five books, all compelling and revolting, about cops who are not the honest, courageous, heroic sort. They are the corrupt,...

Dave Freedman
Oct 19, 2020
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Why So Many Wrongful Criminal Convictions?
(While the Guilty Go Free) Convicting the Innocent: Where Criminal Prosecutions Go Wrong By Brandon L. Garrett Harvard University Press,...

Dave Freedman
Oct 18, 2020
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The Brutal History of the American Mafia
4 pretty good books reviewed by Dave Freedman. The First Family: Terror, Extortion, Revenge, Murder, and the Birth of the American Mafia...

Dave Freedman
Oct 16, 2020
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The First Jewish & Black Supreme Court Justices
Here are the definitive biographies of Justices Louis Brandeis and Thurgood Marshall. Both are inspiring. Louis D. Brandeis: A Life By...

Dave Freedman
Oct 15, 2020
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The Constitutional Convention, Ratification, and Bill of Rights
First I will review the two definitive books on how the U.S. Constitution was crafted in 1787. They are fascinating and dramatic; neither...

Dave Freedman
Oct 13, 2020
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FDR’s Desperate Attempt to Pack the Supreme Court in 1937
Two book reviews by Dave Freedman Supreme Power: Franklin Roosevelt vs. the Supreme Court By Jeff Shesol W.W. Norton, 2010, 656 pages...

Dave Freedman
Oct 12, 2020
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