书目

Let's Get Free A Hip-Hop Theory of Justice

内容简介

PaulButlerwasanambitiousfederalprosecutor，aHarvardLawgradwhogaveuphiscorporatelawsalarytofightthegoodfight—untilonedayhewasarrestedonthestreetandchargedwithacrimehedidn’tcommit.TheVolokhConspiracycallsButler’saccountofhistrial“themostrivetingfirstchapterIhaveeverread.”InabookHarvardLawprofessorCharlesOgletreecalls“amustread，”Butlerlooksatplaceswhereordinarycitizensmeetthejusticesystem—asjurors，witnesses，andinencounterswiththepolice—andexploreswhat“doingtherightthing”meansinacorruptsystem.SinceLet’sGetFree’spublicationinspring2009，Butlerhasbecomethego-topersonforcommentaryoncriminaljusticeandracerelations：heappearedonABCNews，GoodMorningAmerica，andFoxNews，publishedop-edsintheNewYorkTimesandothernationalpapers，andisindemandtospeakacrossthecountry.ThepaperbackeditionbringsButler’sgroundbreakingandhighlycontroversialarguments—jurynullification(voting“notguilty”indrugcasesasaformofprotest)，justsaying“no”whenthepolicerequestyourpermissiontosearch，andrefusingtoworkinsidethesystemasasnitchoraprosecutor—toawholenewaudience.

作者简介

Aformerfederalprosecutor,PaulButleristhecountry’sleadingexpertonjurynullification.HeprovideslegalcommentaryforCNN,NPR,andtheFoxNewsNetworkandhasbeenfeaturedon60MinutesandprofiledintheWashingtonPost.AlawprofessoratGeorgetownUniversity,heistheauthorofLet’sGetFree:AHip-HopTheoryofJustice(TheNewPress).Hehaspublishednumerousop-edsandbookreviews,includingintheNewYorkTimes,theWashingtonPost,theBostonGlobe,andtheLosAngelesTimes.HelivesinWashington,D.C.
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