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Languages : en
Pages : 54
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Cunningham V. United States of America
Author: Report of the Independent Commission on the Los Angeles Police Department
Author: Warren ChristopherPublisher: DIANE Publishing
ISBN: 078814913X
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Languages : en
Pages : 312
Book Description
In the wake of the Rodney King/Los Angeles Police incident, the Independent Commission on the L.A. Police Dept. was created to examine any aspect of the law enforcement structure in L.A. that might cause or contribute to the excessive use of force. This reports presents the results of this unprecedented inquiry, conducted through witness testimony; interviews of private citizens and current and retired police officers; computerized studies of force reports and complaints filed by the public; reviews of patrol car communications; and examination of the files in civil damage cases. Recommendations are presented in detail.
Klansville, U.S.A
Author: David CunninghamPublisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199752028
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 361
Book Description
In 'Klansville, U.S.A.', David Cunningham tells the story of the astounding trajectory of the Klan during the 1960s by focusing on the pivotal and under-explored case of the United Klans of America (UKA) in North Carolina. Why the KKK flourished in the Tar Heel state presents a puzzle and a window into the complex appeal of the Klan as a whole.
A Constitutional History of Habeas Corpus
Author: William F. DukerPublisher: Praeger
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 366
Book Description
Digest of Decisions of the Supreme Court of the United States Reported in Vols. 1-36 Supreme Court Reporter, Vols. 106-241 United States Reports, Vols. 27-60 Lawyer's Edition, United States Reports, 1882-1916, with a Table of Cases Digested
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Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 1232
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Feasting on the Spoils
Author: Seth HettenaPublisher: Macmillan + ORM
ISBN: 1429917113
Category : Political Science
Languages : en
Pages : 286
Book Description
Randy "Duke" Cunningham was an ace fighter pilot and Top Gun instructor. He came back from battle as Vietnam's most famous pilot—a Navy hero in an unpopular war. In his political life, Cunningham was an eight-term United States representative who never lost an election. So how did this powerful politician, one of the Vietnam War's most highly decorated pilots, become the most corrupt congressman in U.S. history? In 2005, Cunningham shocked the nation by pleading guilty to charges of conspiracy to commit bribery, fraud, and tax evasion. A federal judge sentenced him to more than eight years in prison, the longest sentence handed down to a member of Congress in 40 years. And even as Cunningham was led, weeping, to prison, investigators continued to uncover a deep-rooted scandal, reaching the cozy nexus between Congress and lobbyists, military contractors, the Defense Department and the upper ranks of the Central Intelligence Agency. Cunningham's bribes were seemingly endless. They included a yacht, a Rolls-Royce, and hundreds of thousands of dollars' worth of antiques. Defense contractors flew him aboard private chartered jets to luxury destinations, picked up the tab at expensive restaurants, and paid for his daughter's graduation party. In total, he collected at least $2.4 million in five years, a series of acts unequaled in the long, sordid history of congressional corruption. An ongoing investigation is even exploring allegations that prostitutes were hired by Cunningham's associates to entertain the congressman. His corruption and that of his cohorts was a decisive factor in the 2006 elections, as Democrats retook control of the House for the first time in more than a decade. What led a man who showed such strength and resolve in battle to show such moral weakness later in life? Had he become a prisoner of greed or was he manipulated by others far more cunning than he? What happened to Randy Cunningham? In Feasting on the Spoils, Hettena offers a probing look at deception and avarice. He paints an unforgettable portrait of a life publicly unraveled, and of a man for whom the mysteries—and the history of fraud—only seem to deepen.
The Wrong Stuff
Author: Marcus SternPublisher: Public Affairs
ISBN: 1586486012
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 346
Book Description
Profiles the celebrated war hero and congressman whose deeds shocked the nation when he was unveiled as the most corrupt congressman in United States history, charting his rise and fall and exposing the seedy side of American politics.
There’s Something Happening Here
Author: David CunninghamPublisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520246659
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
Annotation. Drawing upon thousands of pages of primary source documents, Cunningham examines COINTELPRO's surveillance of both right and left-wing social movements in the 1960s-1980s
Origins of the Fifth Amendment
Author: Leonard Williams LevyPublisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 588
Book Description
Origins probes the intentions of the framers of the Fifth Amendment.
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