A Rush to Injustice: How Power, Prejudice, Racism, and Political Correctness Overshawdowed Truth and Justice in the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case

Baydoun, Nadar; Good, R. Stephanie

ISBN 10: 1595551182 / ISBN 13: 9781595551184

Published by Thomas Nelson Inc, 2007

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Rush to Injustice: How Power, Prejudice, Racism, and Political Correctness Overshawdowed Truth and Justice in the Duke Lacrosse Rape Case
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson Inc
• Publication Date: 2007
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1595551182
• ISBN 13: 9781595551184
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 17 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • Law

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Synopsis

A behind-the-scenes account of the Duke lacrosse rape case from primary sources sheds light on the real victims in the case and highlights the wrongful actions made by the Durham District Attorney, including keeping exculpatory DNA evidence a secret.

About the Author

Nader Baydoun is a trial lawyer practicing with the law firm of Baydoun & Knight in Nashville, Tennessee.  Nader has more than thirty years of experience as a lawyer. He graduated from Duke University where he attended on a football scholarship.  He is also a graduate of Vanderbilt University Law School. His connections to Duke led him to follow the Duke Lacrosse rape case since the story broke. Nader and his wife, Barbara, have three children, Reagan, Joe, and Nick.

R. Stephanie Good, author of Law School 101: Survival Techniques from Pre-Law to Life as an Attorney, Exposed, and co-author of the New York Times best seller Aruba: The Tragic Untold Story of Natalee Holloway and Corruption in Paradise, received her B.A. in Political Science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook where she graduated Phi Beta Kappa. She continued her education at Hofstra University School of Law in New York where she earned her Juris Doctor degree and an LL.M. in International Law.