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Liberty on Trial in America: Cases That Defined Freedom

Liberty on Trial in America: Cases That Defined Freedom

Liberty on Trial in America: Cases That Defined Freedom

In Liberty on Trial in America: Cases That Defined Freedom, you will learn how liberty increased in our country when individuals sued for freedoms and when cases were brought specifically to test the limits of the Constitution. In 24 fascinating lectures, Professor Douglas O. Linder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law takes you behinds the scenes of the trials that recognized many of the liberties we enjoy today.

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