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Harvey allen silverglate born may 10, 1942 is an attorney, journalist, writer, and cofounder of the foundation for individual rights in education fire silverglate was a member of the board of the massachusetts chapter of the american civil liberties union and also taught at harvard law school, the university of massachusetts boston, and at the cambridge rindge and latin school. Listen to three felonies a day how the feds target the innocent by harvey silverglate available from rakuten kobo. Pastors daughter sentenced to six months and federal prison. A just cause episode 2 church panel discussion and. Harvey silverglate on three felonies a day youtube. The average professional in this country wakes up in the morning, goes to work, comes home, eats dinner, and then goes to sleep, unaware that he or she has likely committed several federal crimes that. First published in 2009 three felonies a day open library. Most americans commit three felonies a day and heres what.
Silverglate reveals how the federal criminal justice system has become dangerously disconnected from common law traditions of due process and fair notice of the laws expectations, enabling prosecutors to pin arguable federal crimes on any one of us, for even the most seemingly innocuous behavior. Harvey silverglate has written a book, three felonies a day. How the feds target the innocent, is a frightening reminder that the federal justice system in this country seems to have picked up where the soviets left off. Jul 01, 20 harvey silverglate, a civil libertarian, has noted that with the broad laws on the books, especially those relating to technology, most americans commit three felonies a day.
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