{"title":"Harvey Silverglate","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHarvey Silverglate\u003c\/strong\u003e offers incisive works that delve into the intricacies of law and education, challenging readers to reconsider the frameworks that govern society. His writing is sharp and thought-provoking, combining legal insight with a compelling narrative style.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom exploring constitutional rights to examining daily legal pitfalls, Silverglate’s books provide a nuanced perspective on how laws impact everyday life. Readers interested in \u003cem\u003eEducation \u0026amp; Reference\u003c\/em\u003e will find his books both enlightening and engaging.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"conviction-machine-by-harvey-silverglate-9781594038037","title":"Conviction Machine","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2009, Harvey A. Silverglate, a prominent criminal defence and civil liberties lawyer, published his landmark critique of the federal criminal justice system, \u003cem\u003eThree Felonies a Day: How the Feds Target the Innocent\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2014, Sidney Powell, a former federal prosecutor in three districts under nine United States Attorneys from both political parties and who has been lead counsel in 500 federal appeals, published her landmark indictment of the system, \u003cem\u003eLicensed To Lie: Exposing Corruption in the Department of Justice\u003c\/em\u003e, after she witnessed appalling abuses by prosecutors—more than a decade after she entered private practice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNow these two leading authorities have combined their knowledge, experiences, and talents to produce a much-needed and long-awaited blueprint for reforming the way business is conducted within the Department of Justice and in the federal criminal courts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBoth Powell and Silverglate decided to join forces to write this essential and long-awaited book in order to answer the questions and the challenges that each of them has faced over the past several years: \"OK,\" they've been told. \"We understand your criticisms. Now how about telling us what has to be done to restore justice to federal criminal justice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collaboration is their response.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596051562732,"sku":"9781594038037","price":59.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/d870e6e263d3eecdfc7826d23bd8b894.jpg?v=1777931711"},{"product_id":"three-felonies-a-day-by-harvey-silverglate-9781594035227","title":"Three Felonies A Day","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe average professional in this country wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes home, eats dinner, and then goes to sleep, unaware that he or she has likely committed several federal crimes that day. Why? The answer lies in the very nature of modern federal criminal laws, which have exploded in number but also become impossibly broad and vague.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThree Felonies a Day\u003c\/em\u003e, Harvey A. Silverglate reveals how federal criminal laws have become dangerously disconnected from the English common law tradition and how prosecutors can pin arguable federal crimes on any one of us, for even the most seemingly innocuous behaviour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe volume of federal crimes in recent decades has increased well beyond the statute books and into the morass of the Code of Federal Regulations, handing federal prosecutors an additional trove of vague and exceedingly complex and technical prohibitions to stick on their hapless targets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe dangers spelled out in \u003cem\u003eThree Felonies a Day\u003c\/em\u003e do not apply solely to \"white collar criminals,\" state and local politicians, and professionals. No social class or profession is safe from this troubling form of social control by the executive branch, and nothing less than the integrity of our constitutional democracy hangs in the balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47600778674412,"sku":"9781594035227","price":37.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/6f7059346f9037330d49d547c17ab9a9.jpg?v=1778019568"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/harvey-silverglate.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}