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J. Simpson, Claus von Bülow, Mia Farrow, Jeffrey MacDonald, Patty Hearst, Mike Tyson, and countless others.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTaking the Stand,\u003c\/i\u003e Dershowitz describes his evolution as a lawyer—from a C-minus student in Yeshiva High School to the youngest full professor in the history of Harvard Law School. In his #1 \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling book \u003ci\u003eChutzpah, \u003c\/i\u003eAlan described his Jewish life. In \u003ci\u003eTaking the Stand,\u003c\/i\u003e he looks at the people and events that have helped to shape his ideas about the law. He describes his formative years as a clerk for the United States Court of Appeals and the Supreme Court. In the course of his career, he confronts the challenges of First Amendment law, the ongoing tension between individual freedom and national security, the questionable science often employed to prosecute accused murderers, the evolution of civil rights—and why the abortion rights debate in society hasn’t moved forward since \u003ci\u003eRoe v. Wade\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFilled with unforgettable cases and inside legal “baseball,” \u003ci\u003eTaking the Stand\u003c\/i\u003e is a deeply personal account of one of the legendary legal minds of our time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                                \u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n                                \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Dershowitz\u003c\/b\u003e is one of the most famous and celebrated lawyers in America. He is the youngest full professor in school history at Harvard, where he is now the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law. The author of numerous bestselling books, from \u003ci\u003eChutzpah \u003c\/i\u003eto \u003ci\u003eThe Best Defense\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eIn Defense of Israel\u003c\/i\u003e to \u003ci\u003eReversal of Fortune\u003c\/i\u003e, Dershowitz has advised and defended many of the most famous legal cases of the past fifty years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n                            \n                        \n                        \u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Best Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":43365921489057,"sku":"BBSNIJ9780307719287","price":24.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0525\/2084\/5473\/products\/9780307719287.jpg?v=1698698880","url":"https:\/\/www.bestbookstore.ca\/products\/taking-the-stand-paperback-by-alan-dershowitz","provider":"Best Book Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}