In a crowded courtroom in Mississippi, a jury returns a shocking verdict against a chemical company accused of dumping toxic waste into a small town’s water supply, causing the worst “cancer cluster” in history. The company appeals to the Mississippi Supreme Court, whose nine justices will one day either approve the verdict or reverse it.
Who are the nine? How will they vote? Can one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided?
The chemical company is owned by a Wall Street predator named Carl Trudeau, and Mr. Trudeau is convinced the Court is not friendly enough. With judicial elections looming, he decides to try to purchase himself a seat on the Court. The cost is a few million dollars, a drop in the bucket for a billionaire like Mr. Trudeau. Through an intricate web of conspiracy and deceit, his political operatives recruit a young, unsuspecting candidate. They finance him, manipulate him, market him, and mold him into a potential Supreme Court justice. Their Supreme Court justice.
The Appeal is a powerful, timely, and shocking story of political and legal intrigue, a story that will leave listeners unable to think about our electoral process or judicial system in quite the same way ever again.
發表於2024-11-08
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A very deep insight,從沒有人對米國司法係統做這樣暴露的剖析。Supreme Court Judge居然靠拉贊助纔能競選,state bar association居然對法官人選和執法風格有如此大的影響。約翰此文與雪村的《紅塵顛倒》達到瞭同樣的境界,同樣是如同解剖一般,扒開錶皮以下的組織讓人看到大...
評分A very deep insight,從沒有人對米國司法係統做這樣暴露的剖析。Supreme Court Judge居然靠拉贊助纔能競選,state bar association居然對法官人選和執法風格有如此大的影響。約翰此文與雪村的《紅塵顛倒》達到瞭同樣的境界,同樣是如同解剖一般,扒開錶皮以下的組織讓人看到大...
評分the suit 跟 deep drop diva看很有律政的趕腳,就拿來讀一讀。美國的選舉也不過是有錢人的遊戲啊。不過,最後的收尾感覺沒講明白。Ron是不是後麵會改變呢? 開始的時候也有同情baker的案子,但是到後麵纔明白,法官隻是按照自己理想型來對待每一個個案子。
評分A very deep insight,從沒有人對米國司法係統做這樣暴露的剖析。Supreme Court Judge居然靠拉贊助纔能競選,state bar association居然對法官人選和執法風格有如此大的影響。約翰此文與雪村的《紅塵顛倒》達到瞭同樣的境界,同樣是如同解剖一般,扒開錶皮以下的組織讓人看到大...
評分the suit 跟 deep drop diva看很有律政的趕腳,就拿來讀一讀。美國的選舉也不過是有錢人的遊戲啊。不過,最後的收尾感覺沒講明白。Ron是不是後麵會改變呢? 開始的時候也有同情baker的案子,但是到後麵纔明白,法官隻是按照自己理想型來對待每一個個案子。
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語言不是我喜歡的風格。
評分It took me 3 days to finish - quite a long work. The ending is very unexpected, departing from Grisham's usual happy-ending style. The grim look at the juridical system and how the politics work is quite depressing but deeply real. I've got to stay away from Grisham for a while though...
評分語言不是我喜歡的風格。
評分It took me 3 days to finish - quite a long work. The ending is very unexpected, departing from Grisham's usual happy-ending style. The grim look at the juridical system and how the politics work is quite depressing but deeply real. I've got to stay away from Grisham for a while though...
評分Law school student 必讀
The Appeal (John Grisham) 2024 pdf epub mobi 電子書 下載