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So Ordered

An Originalist’s View of the Constitution, the Court, and Our Country

by Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. ...

Narrated by Charles Constant ...

Unabridged

8 hours 58 min

Justice Samuel A. Alito elaborates on his judicial philosophy and reflects on the roles of the law, the Constitution, and the courts in preserving America’s spirit of liberty.**“**So Ordered reveals Justice Samuel Alito as a jurist of rare balance: deeply principled yet resolutely practical.” ―Yuval Levin, author of American CovenantSamuel A. Alito has quietly become one of the most influe... ... Read more

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Justice Samuel A. Alito elaborates on his judicial philosophy and reflects on the roles of the law, the Constitution, and the courts in preserving America’s spirit of liberty.**“**So Ordered reveals Justice Samuel Alito as a jurist of rare balance: deeply principled yet resolutely practical.” ―Yuval Levin, author of American CovenantSamuel A. Alito has quietly become one of the most influe...
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Constitución de la Nación Argentina

by Hebe Mabel Leonardi de Herbón ...

Unabridged

1 hour 48 min

Una constitución es una guía, un proyecto, un mapa, una senda, el diseño de los procesos que debe seguirse fielmente para que, mediante su cumplimiento continuo, se pueda llegar a constituir en hábito y así lograr que todos se vuelvan sus respetuosos guardianes. La presente edición incluye el texto completo de la Constitución de la Nación Argentina según las reformas introducidas en 1994 y los ... Read more

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Una constitución es una guía, un proyecto, un mapa, una senda, el diseño de los procesos que debe seguirse fielmente para que, mediante su cumplimiento continuo, se pueda llegar a constituir en hábito y así lograr que todos se vuelvan sus respetuosos guardianes. La presente edición incluye el texto completo de la Constitución de la Nación Argentina según las reformas introducidas en 1994 y los
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Crown and Country

A History of England through the Monarchy

by David Starkey ...

Narrated by David Starkey, Tim Pigott-Smith, Jim Norton ...

Unabridged

15 hours 11 min

An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day.The monarchy is one of Britain’s longest surviving institutions – as well as one of its most tumultuous and revered. In this masterful book, David Starkey looks at the monarchy as a whole, charting its history from Roman times, to the Wars of the Roses, the chaos of the Civil War, the fall of Charles I ... Read more

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An exploration of the British monarchy from the retreat of the Romans up until the modern day.The monarchy is one of Britain’s longest surviving institutions – as well as one of its most tumultuous and revered. In this masterful book, David Starkey looks at the monarchy as a whole, charting its history from Roman times, to the Wars of the Roses, the chaos of the Civil War, the fall of Charles I
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The Federalist Papers

by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, James Madison ...

Narrated by Arthur Morey ...

Unabridged

19 hours 40 min

Originally published anonymously, The Federalist Papers first appeared in 1787 as a series of letters to New York newspapers exhorting voters to ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States. Still hotly debated and open to often controversial interpretations, the arguments first presented here by three of America's greatest patriots and political theorists were created during a critical ... Read more

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Originally published anonymously, The Federalist Papers first appeared in 1787 as a series of letters to New York newspapers exhorting voters to ratify the proposed Constitution of the United States. Still hotly debated and open to often controversial interpretations, the arguments first presented here by three of America's greatest patriots and political theorists were created during a critical
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We the People

A History of the U.S. Constitution

by Jill Lepore ...

Narrated by Jill Lepore ...

Unabridged

24 hours 2 min

From the best-selling author of These Truths comes We the People**, a stunning new history of the U.S. Constitution, for a troubling new era.**The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in We the People, the most original history of the Constitution in dec... ... Read more

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From the best-selling author of These Truths comes We the People**, a stunning new history of the U.S. Constitution, for a troubling new era.**The U.S. Constitution is among the oldest constitutions in the world but also one of the most difficult to amend. Jill Lepore, Harvard professor of history and law, explains why in We the People, the most original history of the Constitution in dec...
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The Anti-Federalist Papers and the Constitutional Convention Debates

Narrated by Sean Runnette ...

Unabridged

16 hours 31 min

The complete texts of the documents that tell the story of the clashes and compromises that gave birth to the Unites States of America.Should the members of the government be elected by direct vote of the people?Should the government be headed by a single executive, and how powerful should that executive be? Should immigrants be allowed into the United States?How should judges be appointed?What ... Read more

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The complete texts of the documents that tell the story of the clashes and compromises that gave birth to the Unites States of America.Should the members of the government be elected by direct vote of the people?Should the government be headed by a single executive, and how powerful should that executive be? Should immigrants be allowed into the United States?How should judges be appointed?What
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We the Corporations

How American Businesses Won Their Civil Rights

by Adam Winkler ...

Narrated by William Hughes ...

Unabridged

14 hours 31 min

In this groundbreaking portrait of corporate seizure of political power, We the Corporations reveals how American businesses won equal rights and transformed the Constitution to serve the ends of capital.Corporations—like minorities and women—have had a civil rights movement of their own and now possess nearly all the same rights as ordinary people. Uncovering the deep historical roots of Citizens ... Read more

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In this groundbreaking portrait of corporate seizure of political power, We the Corporations reveals how American businesses won equal rights and transformed the Constitution to serve the ends of capital.Corporations—like minorities and women—have had a civil rights movement of their own and now possess nearly all the same rights as ordinary people. Uncovering the deep historical roots of Citizens
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Ruth Bader Ginsburg

A Life

by Jane Sherron de Hart ...

Narrated by Suzanne Toren ...

Unabridged

24 hours 3 min

The first full life—private, public, legal, philosophical—of the 107th Supreme Court Justice, one of the most profound and profoundly transformative legal minds of our time; a book fifteen years in work, written with the cooperation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself and based on many interviews with the justice, her husband, her children, her friends, and her associates.In this large, comprehensive, ... Read more

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The first full life—private, public, legal, philosophical—of the 107th Supreme Court Justice, one of the most profound and profoundly transformative legal minds of our time; a book fifteen years in work, written with the cooperation of Ruth Bader Ginsburg herself and based on many interviews with the justice, her husband, her children, her friends, and her associates.In this large, comprehensive,
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Charles Sumner

Conscience of a Nation

by Zaakir Tameez ...

Narrated by David Lee Garver ...

Unabridged

26 hours 20 min

Charles Sumner is mainly known as the abolitionist statesman who suffered a brutal caning on the Senate floor by the proslavery congressman Preston Brooks in 1856. This violent episode has obscured Sumner's status as the most passionate champion of equal rights and multiracial democracy of his time. A friend of Alexis de Tocqueville, an ally of Frederick Douglass, and an adviser to Abraham Lincoln ... Read more

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Charles Sumner is mainly known as the abolitionist statesman who suffered a brutal caning on the Senate floor by the proslavery congressman Preston Brooks in 1856. This violent episode has obscured Sumner's status as the most passionate champion of equal rights and multiracial democracy of his time. A friend of Alexis de Tocqueville, an ally of Frederick Douglass, and an adviser to Abraham Lincoln
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Supremacy

How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People

by Daphna Renan, Nikolas Bowie ...

Narrated by Janina Edwards ...

Unabridged

10 hours 2 min

From two acclaimed legal scholars, a new history of the Supreme Court that overturns our most basic assumptions about its role in our democracy, showing how it seized the power it now wields.The Supreme Court claims the extraordinary power to strike down laws passed by Congress―and for more than a century now, it has used this power to undermine democracy. But does the Constitution force us to ... Read more

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From two acclaimed legal scholars, a new history of the Supreme Court that overturns our most basic assumptions about its role in our democracy, showing how it seized the power it now wields.The Supreme Court claims the extraordinary power to strike down laws passed by Congress―and for more than a century now, it has used this power to undermine democracy. But does the Constitution force us to
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Campus Free Speech

A Pocket Guide

by Cass R. Sunstein ...

Narrated by Steve Menasche ...

Unabridged

3 hours 17 min

Free speech is indispensable on college campuses: allowing varied views and frank exchanges of opinion is a core component of the educational enterprise. But free speech does not mean a free-for-all. The First Amendment prohibits "abridging the freedom of speech," yet laws against perjury or bribery, for example, are still constitutional. In the same way, valuing freedom of speech does not stop a ... Read more

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Free speech is indispensable on college campuses: allowing varied views and frank exchanges of opinion is a core component of the educational enterprise. But free speech does not mean a free-for-all. The First Amendment prohibits "abridging the freedom of speech," yet laws against perjury or bribery, for example, are still constitutional. In the same way, valuing freedom of speech does not stop a
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Criminal Procedure Explained: A Clear, Step‑by‑Step Guide to Arrests, Searches, Trials, and Defendants’ Rights

by James Kavanagh ...

Narrated by James Kavanagh ...

Unabridged

1 hour 52 min

Navigate the complexities of criminal law and true crime realities, from a tense police stop to the final trial verdict. Whether you are commuting and want to decipher breaking news, or you simply need to know your constitutional rights, this gripping auditory journey empowers you. Leave dense jargon behind and step directly into the shoes of a hypothetical defendant navigating the immense ... Read more

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Navigate the complexities of criminal law and true crime realities, from a tense police stop to the final trial verdict. Whether you are commuting and want to decipher breaking news, or you simply need to know your constitutional rights, this gripping auditory journey empowers you. Leave dense jargon behind and step directly into the shoes of a hypothetical defendant navigating the immense
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The Anti-Federalist Papers

by Patrick Henry ...

Narrated by John Clicman ...

Unabridged

7 hours 56 min

The Anti-Federalist Papers is the collective name given to works written by the Founding Fathers who were opposed to or concerned with the merits of the United States Constitution of 1787. Starting on 25 September 1787 (8 days after the final draft of the US Constitution) and running through the early 1790s, these anti-Federalists published a series of essays arguing against a stronger and more ... Read more

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The Anti-Federalist Papers is the collective name given to works written by the Founding Fathers who were opposed to or concerned with the merits of the United States Constitution of 1787. Starting on 25 September 1787 (8 days after the final draft of the US Constitution) and running through the early 1790s, these anti-Federalists published a series of essays arguing against a stronger and more
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The Bill of Rights and Other 17 Amendments

by James Madison ...

Narrated by Deaver Brown ...

Series series American History
Unabridged

39 min

The Bill of Rights & 17 additional amendments and background speaks to the stability of the USA that has kept a relatively steady course throughout its history to be the longest standing government in the world. ... Read more

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The Bill of Rights & 17 additional amendments and background speaks to the stability of the USA that has kept a relatively steady course throughout its history to be the longest standing government in the world.
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FEDERALIST No. 65. The Powers of the Senate Continued

by Alexander Hamilton ...

Narrated by D. S. Harvey ...

Unabridged

14 min

The Federalist Papers is a series of 85 articles arguing in favor of ratification of the United States Constitution by the thirteen original colonies. The Federalist papers were written in response to criticism of the Constitution. The articles were first published between October 1787 and August 1788 in newspapers and then published in book form in 1788.Federalist No. 65 discusses the reasoning ... Read more

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The Federalist Papers is a series of 85 articles arguing in favor of ratification of the United States Constitution by the thirteen original colonies. The Federalist papers were written in response to criticism of the Constitution. The articles were first published between October 1787 and August 1788 in newspapers and then published in book form in 1788.Federalist No. 65 discusses the reasoning
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Free Speech

What Everyone Needs to Know®

by Nadine Strossen ...

Narrated by Nadine Strossen ...

Unabridged

11 hours 5 min

This concise but comprehensive book lays out specific answers to myriad topical questions about free speech law, and also general explanations of how and why the law distinguishes between protected and punishable speech.The book focuses on modern First Amendment law, explaining the historic factors that propelled its evolution in a more speech-protective direction—in particular, the Civil Rights ... Read more

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This concise but comprehensive book lays out specific answers to myriad topical questions about free speech law, and also general explanations of how and why the law distinguishes between protected and punishable speech.The book focuses on modern First Amendment law, explaining the historic factors that propelled its evolution in a more speech-protective direction—in particular, the Civil Rights
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World Constitution, The

What We Owe to Our Children, Present and Future

by Ravinder Nath Bhalla MD ...

Narrated by Digital Voice Matt G ...

Unabridged

3 hours 35 min

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."I don't think that is just how it is. I think somebody decided that is how it is."A nine-year-old in Chicago said it precisely. Poverty, war, and despair are not weather. They are decisions — and what was decided can be decided differently.In The World Constitution, psychiatrist and author Ravinder Nath Bhalla, MD examines nine moments when human ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice."I don't think that is just how it is. I think somebody decided that is how it is."A nine-year-old in Chicago said it precisely. Poverty, war, and despair are not weather. They are decisions — and what was decided can be decided differently.In The World Constitution, psychiatrist and author Ravinder Nath Bhalla, MD examines nine moments when human
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Impeachment

A Citizen’s Guide

by Cass R. Sunstein ...

Narrated by Joe Barrett ...

Unabridged

4 hours 33 min

As Benjamin Franklin famously put it, Americans have a republic, if we can keep it. Preserving the Constitution and the democratic system it supports is the public’s responsibility. One route the Constitution provides for discharging that duty―a route rarely traveled―is impeachment.Cass R. Sunstein provides a succinct citizen’s guide to an essential tool of self-government. He illuminates the ... Read more

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As Benjamin Franklin famously put it, Americans have a republic, if we can keep it. Preserving the Constitution and the democratic system it supports is the public’s responsibility. One route the Constitution provides for discharging that duty―a route rarely traveled―is impeachment.Cass R. Sunstein provides a succinct citizen’s guide to an essential tool of self-government. He illuminates the
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We the Women

by Randall Platt ...

Narrated by Azalea AI ...

Unabridged

7 hours 4 min

This audiobook is narrated by Azalea Labs using an AI-generated voice. We the Women, by Randall Platt, explores the ongoing struggle for gender equality in the United States, marking the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage while examining the century-long fight for the Equal Rights Amendment. Platt delves into the historical context and continued relevance of these movements, offering readers a ... Read more

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This audiobook is narrated by Azalea Labs using an AI-generated voice. We the Women, by Randall Platt, explores the ongoing struggle for gender equality in the United States, marking the 100th anniversary of women's suffrage while examining the century-long fight for the Equal Rights Amendment. Platt delves into the historical context and continued relevance of these movements, offering readers a
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The Chief

The Life and Turbulent Times of Chief Justice John Roberts

by Joan Biskupic ...

Narrated by Jennywren Walker ...

Unabridged

14 hours 6 min

An incisive biography of the Supreme Court's enigmatic Chief Justice, taking us inside the momentous legal decisions of his tenure so far.John Roberts was named to the Supreme Court in 2005 claiming he would act as a neutral umpire in deciding cases. His critics argue he has been anything but, pointing to his conservative victories on voting rights and campaign finance. Yet he broke from orthodoxy ... Read more

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An incisive biography of the Supreme Court's enigmatic Chief Justice, taking us inside the momentous legal decisions of his tenure so far.John Roberts was named to the Supreme Court in 2005 claiming he would act as a neutral umpire in deciding cases. His critics argue he has been anything but, pointing to his conservative victories on voting rights and campaign finance. Yet he broke from orthodoxy
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Constructing Basic Liberties

A Defense of Substantive Due Process

by James E. Fleming ...

Narrated by Auto-narrated ...

Unabridged

10 hours 15 min

A strong and lively defense of substantive due process.From reproductive rights to marriage for same-sex couples, many of our basic liberties owe their protection to landmark Supreme Court decisions that have hinged on the doctrine of substantive due process. This doctrine is controversial—a battleground for opposing views around the relationship between law and morality in circumstances of moral ... Read more

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A strong and lively defense of substantive due process.From reproductive rights to marriage for same-sex couples, many of our basic liberties owe their protection to landmark Supreme Court decisions that have hinged on the doctrine of substantive due process. This doctrine is controversial—a battleground for opposing views around the relationship between law and morality in circumstances of moral
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The Original Meaning of the Fourteenth Amendment

Its Letter & Spirit

by Randy E. Barnett, Evan D. Bernick ...

Narrated by David de Vries ...

Unabridged

18 hours 6 min

Adopted in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment profoundly changed the Constitution, giving the federal judiciary and Congress new powers to protect the fundamental rights of individuals from being violated by the states. Yet, according to Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick, the Supreme Court has long misunderstood or ignored the original meaning of the amendment's key clauses, covering the privileges and ... Read more

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Adopted in 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment profoundly changed the Constitution, giving the federal judiciary and Congress new powers to protect the fundamental rights of individuals from being violated by the states. Yet, according to Randy Barnett and Evan Bernick, the Supreme Court has long misunderstood or ignored the original meaning of the amendment's key clauses, covering the privileges and
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Dollars for Life

The Anti-Abortion Movement and the Fall of the Republican Establishment

by Mary Ziegler ...

Narrated by Teri Schnaubelt ...

Unabridged

9 hours 42 min

A new understanding of the slow drift to extremes in American politics that shows how the antiabortion movement remade the Republican Party"A sober, knowledgeable scholarly analysis of a timely issue." —Kirkus ReviewsThe modern Republican Party is the party of conservative Christianity and big business—two things so closely identified with the contemporary GOP that we hardly notice the strangeness ... Read more

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A new understanding of the slow drift to extremes in American politics that shows how the antiabortion movement remade the Republican Party"A sober, knowledgeable scholarly analysis of a timely issue." —Kirkus ReviewsThe modern Republican Party is the party of conservative Christianity and big business—two things so closely identified with the contemporary GOP that we hardly notice the strangeness
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FEDERALIST No. 66. Objections to the Power of the Senate To Set as a Court for Impeachments Further Considered.

by Alexander Hamilton ...

Narrated by D. S. Harvey ...

Unabridged

16 min

The Federalist Papers is a series of 85 articles arguing in favor of ratification of the United States Constitution by the thirteen original colonies. When the Constitutional Convention met in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton advocated instead for the creation of a new government. The delegates used the principles contained in Madison’s Virginia ... Read more

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The Federalist Papers is a series of 85 articles arguing in favor of ratification of the United States Constitution by the thirteen original colonies. When the Constitutional Convention met in 1787 to revise the Articles of Confederation, James Madison and Alexander Hamilton advocated instead for the creation of a new government. The delegates used the principles contained in Madison’s Virginia
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