BOOKS
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Scorpions: The Battles and Triumphs of FDR’s Great Supreme Court Justices
Twelve/Hachette Book Group
New York, New York
Noah Feldman, Author
http://www.twelvebooks.com/books/scorpions.asp
Author Noah Feldman offers a group biography of Franklin Roosevelt’s four great Supreme Court Justices: Hugo Black, William O. Douglas, Felix Frankfurter, and Robert Jackson.
Honorable Mention
The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr
Ken Gormley, Author
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Crown Publishers
http://www.randomhouse.com/author/84594/ken-gormley?sort=best_13wk_3month
Presents a historical narrative and analysis of the events leading up to the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton.
DOCUMENTARIES
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A Call to Act: Ledbetter v. Goodyear
The Documentary Group
New York, New York
Robe Imbriano, Producer, Writer, Director
http://www.thedocumentarygroup.com/featuredProject.php?pid=73
A 22-minute documentary that tells the contemporary story of Lilly Ledbetter, who took her fight for fair pay through the U.S. court system and the halls of Congress.
MAGAZINES
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Profiting from Fallen Soldiers
Bloomberg Markets
New York, New York
David Evans, Senior Writer
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-28/fallen-soldiers-families-denied-cash-payout-as-life-insurers-boost-profit.html
http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-09-30/taxpayer-funded-profits.html
Investigates how life insurance companies have profited from death benefits owed to families of service members and other government employees, examining causes and consequences.
NEWSPAPERS
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Hounded: Debtors and the New Breed of Collectors
Star Tribune
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Chris Serres, Business Reporter
Glenn Howatt, CAR Reporter
www.startribune.com/hounded
A six-part series that explores recent changes in the debt collection industry, reveals how people with unpaid bills are being jailed, and examines consumer protection and regulation.
Honorable Mention
Detention Dilemma
ProPublica
New York, New York
Dafna Linzer, Senior Reporter
Chisun Lee, Reporter
Krista Kjellman Schmidt, Deputy Editor of News Applications
www.propublica.org/detention
A series of 14 articles about detention policies at Guantanamo under the Obama Administration, which also considers the role of the federal courts and Congress.
RADIO
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Bonding for Profit
National Public Radio
Washington, DC
Laura Sullivan, Correspondent
Steven Drummond, Editor
http://www.npr.org/series/122954677/behind-the-bail-bond-system
A three-part investigation into the bail bond process in the U.S. criminal justice system.
TELEVISION
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The Lord is Not on Trial Here Today
Jay Rosenstein Productions
Champaign, Illinois
Jay Rosenstein, Producer, Writer, Director, Photographer
Jude Leak, Editor
Wendy Blackstone, Composer
David Ogden Stiers, Narrator
http://www.jayrosenstein.com/pages/lord.html
A one-hour PBS film that tells the compelling personal story that led to a landmark 1948 U.S. Supreme Court decision on the separation of church and state in public schools, McCollum v. Board of Education.
