The nonsense factory: the making and breaking of the American legal system
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Published:
New York : Hachette Books, 2019.
Format:
Book
Edition:
First edition.
Physical Desc:
xxxvii, 504 pages ; 24 cm
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"An examination of how over the past eighty years the legal system has increasingly confused quantity with quality and might with legitimacy. As the law bloats into chaos, it staggers only by excusing itself from the very commands it insists that we obey, leaving Americans victim to arbitrary, unconstitutional power. By examining the system as a whole, Gibney shows that the tragedies often portrayed as isolated mistakes or the work of a few bad actors--police misconduct, prosecutorial overreach, and the outrages of imperial presidencies--are really the inevitable consequences of law's descent into lawlessness." --
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Language:
English
ISBN:
9780316475266, 0316475262
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Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 390-489) and index.
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"An examination of how over the past eighty years the legal system has increasingly confused quantity with quality and might with legitimacy. As the law bloats into chaos, it staggers only by excusing itself from the very commands it insists that we obey, leaving Americans victim to arbitrary, unconstitutional power. By examining the system as a whole, Gibney shows that the tragedies often portrayed as isolated mistakes or the work of a few bad actors--police misconduct, prosecutorial overreach, and the outrages of imperial presidencies--are really the inevitable consequences of law's descent into lawlessness." --,(Source of summary not specified)
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APA Citation (style guide)
Gibney, B. C. (2019). The nonsense factory: the making and breaking of the American legal system. First edition. New York, Hachette Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)Gibney, Bruce Cannon. 2019. The Nonsense Factory: The Making and Breaking of the American Legal System. New York, Hachette Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)Gibney, Bruce Cannon, The Nonsense Factory: The Making and Breaking of the American Legal System. New York, Hachette Books, 2019.
MLA Citation (style guide)Gibney, Bruce Cannon. The Nonsense Factory: The Making and Breaking of the American Legal System. First edition. New York, Hachette Books, 2019.
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