A famous defender of the underdog, the oppressed, and the
powerless, Clarence Darrow (1857-1938) is one of the true legends
of the American legal system. His cases were many and various, but
all were marked by his unequivocal sense of justice, as well as his
penchant for representing infamous and unpopular clients, such as
the Chicago thrill killers Leopold and Loeb; Ossian Sweet, the
African American doctor charged with murder after fighting off a
violent white mob in Detroit; and John T. Scopes, the teacher on
trial in the famous Scopes Monkey Trial. Published for the first
time in 1957, "Attorney for the Damned" collects Darrow's most
influential summations and supplements them with scene-setting
explanations and comprehensive notes by Arthur Weinberg. Darrow
confronts issues that remain relevant over half a century after his
death: First Amendment rights, capital punishment, and the
separation of church and state. With an insightful forward by
Justice William O. Douglas, this volume serves as a powerful
reminder of Darrow's relevance today.
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