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Synopsis
Defending Rights describes the contemporary struggle for political and civil rights in the United States from the perspective of Frank Askin, General Counsel of the American Civil Liberties Union. It is a book that goes to the core of every American's basic concern—what is big government doing and are they doing it for us? It is a book about law and lawyers, and what one has to do with the other. It is also about politics and how individuals influence the establishment of public policy.
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Synopsis
This chronicle demonstrates Askin's legal challenges to the surveillance practices of the U.S. army, the C.I.A. and the F.B.I. It is about law, lawyers, politics and how individuals influence the establishment of public policy. As an active participant in battles for political and civil rights, this book covers Askin's struggles in various important roles throughout his life. It shows his struggle for affirmative action during the 1967 Newark riots and as a volunteer lawyer and general counsel for the American Civil Liberties Union, his defence of the ACLU's aggressive campaign against unreasonable regulations of individuals' thoughts and deeds.
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