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-- Twelve angry menBy Rose, Reginald Lumet, Sidney, 1924-2011 Fonda, Henry, 1905-1982 Cobb, Lee J., 1911-1976 Begley, Ed, 1901-1970 Marshall, E. G., 1914-1998 Warden, Jack Balsam, Martin, 1919-1996 Fiedler, John, 1925-2005 Klugman, Jack Binns, Edward, 1916-1990 Sweeney, Joseph, -1963 Voskovec, Ji�?í, 1905-1981 Webber, Robert, 1924-1989 Lerner, Carl Hopkins, Kenyon Kaufman, Boris Orionc2008., Distributed by Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Call No: DVD 12 Edition: Collector's edition. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Tempers rise as a jury of middle-aged men find themselves unable to sway a single member of their group to the majority opinion. Confronted with a seemingly clear-cut case, bolstered by opinions and assumptions, but with no verdict in sight the group threatens to become deadlocked. Will the 12th juror, stubbornly convinced of a young defendent's innocence, be able to sway the entire group to his viewpoint, or will the group ultimately force the holdout to forego his concerns, potentially ignoring truth in a rush to judgment?
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c2006, Greenhaven Press Call No: 345.73 056 Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Issues on trialSummary Note: Examines four cases that have helped shape the balance between individual rights and social order in America: Mapp v. Ohio (1961), Miranda v. Arizona (1966), Katz v. United States (1967), and Terry v. Ohio (1968).
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[2018]., Pre-adolescent, Delacorte Press Call No: HI-INT B STE Edition: First edtion. Availability:3 of 4 At Location(s) Summary Note: Bryan Stevenson details from his personal experience his many challenges and efforts as a lawyer and social advocate, especially on behalf of America's most marginalized people.
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2018., Delacorte Press Call No: 921 STEVENSON Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In this young adult adaptation of the acclaimed bestselling Just Mercy, which the New York Times calls "as compelling as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so," Bryan Stevenson delves deep into the broken U.S. justice system, detailing from his personal experience his many challenges and efforts as a lawyer and social advocate, especially on behalf of America's most rejected and marginalized people. In this very personal work--proceeds of which will go to charity--Bryan Stevenson recounts many and varied stories of his work as a lawyer in the U.S. criminal justice system on behalf of those in society who have experienced some type of discrimination and/or have been wrongly accused of a crime and who deserve a powerful advocate and due justice under the law. Through the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), an organization Stevenson founded as a young lawyer and for which he currently serves as Executive Director, this important work continues. EJI strives to end mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, working to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Praise for Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption: "Important and compelling." --TRACY KIDDER, author of Mountains Beyond Mountains "Gripping. What hangs in the balance is nothing less than the soul of a great nation." --DESMOND TUTU, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate "An inspiring and powerful story." --JOHN GRISHAM, author of A Time to Kill"--
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[2018]., Juvenile, Delacorte Press Call No: Class Set MEM STE Edition: First edition. Availability:118 of 119 At Location(s) Summary Note: "In this young adult adaptation of the acclaimed bestselling Just Mercy, which the New York Times calls "as compelling as To Kill a Mockingbird, and in some ways more so," Bryan Stevenson delves deep into the broken U.S. justice system, detailing from his personal experience his many challenges and efforts as a lawyer and social advocate, especially on behalf of America's most rejected and marginalized people. In this very personal work--proceeds of which will go to charity--Bryan Stevenson recounts many and varied stories of his work as a lawyer in the U.S. criminal justice system on behalf of those in society who have experienced some type of discrimination and/or have been wrongly accused of a crime and who deserve a powerful advocate and due justice under the law. Through the Equal Justice Initiative (EJI), an organization Stevenson founded as a young lawyer and for which he currently serves as Executive Director, this important work continues. EJI strives to end mass incarceration and excessive punishment in the United States, working to protect basic human rights for the most vulnerable people in American society. Praise for Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption: "Important and compelling." --TRACY KIDDER, author of Mountains Beyond Mountains "Gripping. What hangs in the balance is nothing less than the soul of a great nation." --DESMOND TUTU, Nobel Peace Prize Laureate "An inspiring and powerful story." --JOHN GRISHAM, author of A Time to Kill"--
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2020., Pre-adolescent, Scholastic Press Call No: [Fic] Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: Nine-year-old Betita and her parents fled Mexico after her uncle was killed by the cartels, and settled in Los Angeles seeking political asylum and safety in what her father calls Aztlan, the land of the cranes; but now they have been swept up by by the government's Immigration Customs Enforcement, her father deported back to Mexico, and Betita and her mother confined in a family detention camp--Betita finds heart in her imagination and the picture poems her father taught her, but each day threatens to further tear her family apart.
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c2010., Gale Cengage Learning Call No: 345.73 MAN Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Opposing viewpoints seriesSummary Note: Contains twenty-five articles that offer differing perspectives on mandatory minimum prison sentences, discussing whether it helps to alleviate crime, the fairness of mandatory minimum sentencing, alternatives, and related topics.
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2018., Juvenile, Enslow Pub. Call No: 342.73 RIG Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Summary Note: "The fact that individuals accused of a crime are innocent until proven guilty and safeguarded by a robust set of rights and protections is one of the things that sets the United States apart from many other nations. According to the Sixth Amendment, individuals accused of crimes have a number of important rights, including the right to a speedy trial, to a jury of peers, to be informed of the charges against them, to an attorney and witnesses in their defense, and to face their accuser. This book reviews the history of the Sixth Amendment, including the events that inspired it and the major Supreme Court cases related to it"--Provided by the publisher.
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2011., Juvenile, Rosen Central Call No: 342.73 BOR Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Location(s) Series Title: Amendments to the United States Constitution : the Bill of RightsSummary Note: This book is an introduction to the Sixth Amendment which empowers the people as it guarantees rights to an accused person in criminal cases.
