In 1992; three hundred innocent Haitian men; women; and children who had qualified for political asylum in the United States were detained at Guantánamo Bay; Cuba -- and told they might never be freed. Charismatic democracy activist Yvonne Pascal and her fellow refugees had no contact with the outside world; no lawyers; and no hope . . . until a group of inspired Yale Law School students vowed to free them. Pitting the students and their untested professor Harold Koh against Kenneth Starr; the Justice Department; the Pentagon; and Presidents George H. W. Bush and Bill Clinton; this real-life legal thriller takes the reader from the halls of Yale and the federal courts of New York to the slums of Port-au-Prince and the windswept hills of Guantánamo Bay and ultimately to the U.S. Supreme Court. Written with grace and passion; Storming the Court captures the emotional highs and despairing lows of a legal education like no other -- a high-stakes courtroom campaign against the White House in the name of the greatest of American values: freedom.
#14101901 in Books 2010-01-10Original language:English 9.00 x .90 x 6.00l; #File Name: 1409206726360 pages
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10 of 11 people found the following review helpful. Kindle formatting - no usable index.By EarthsophagusThis review and the star rating are for the Kindle formatting. The content is good and would get four+ stars; at the current price of 99 cents I'd recommend it to anyone; despite these problems:As of April 2015; it doesn't have a reasonable index. You have to go to end of book to see the index; which gives page numbers from print edition; and no links. Page numbers aren't in the Kindle formatting; so the info is of minimal value. You have to use text search. This is a book most likely to be wanted as a reference; not to be read from beginning to end. Xistpublishing.com should add page numbers to Kindle formatting; or make links of the Index; and add the Index to the table of contents.5 of 6 people found the following review helpful. Good information; somewhat tedious readingBy Nicolas SzekasyThe book has an incredible amount of information about all the Greek gods and godesses; also their Roman equivalents. None; even the most insignificant is left out. Many gods; specially the most relevant; had several wives or husbands; children of each marriage are also mentioned. This means the inclusion of so many names that it is sometimes difficult to follow. Also all the known legends and histories of Greek and Roman heroes are described with great detail. This is not a novel so reading it one page after the another is somewhat tedious; it can be considered more as an encyclopedia with a really valuable information. The Kindle version has two flaws. no illustations are included (this is correctly mentioned when buying the book) and if you wish to go back and reread about any of its characters or stories; it is not easy to find it; a big difference with a printed book; where just by flipping the pages (and if there is a good index; even more) such information can be found.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. Great readingBy travestyThis book kept my interest was very informative and easy to read. Was a joy to read I discovered things I knew nothing about.
