Local Professor's Book: '6 Ways the Bush Gang Defies The Law'

By Amita Sharma / Investigative Reporter, KPBS Public Broadcasting

Published July 19, 2007 at 3:30 PM PDT

This story was published more than 17 years ago.

Thomas Jefferson Law School Professor Marjorie Cohn is out with a new book, "Cowboy Republic: Six Ways the Bush Gang Has Defied the Law." In it, she argues that the Bush Administration has repeatedly

Thomas Jefferson Law School Professor Marjorie Cohn is out with a new book, Cowboy Republic: Six Ways the Bush Gang Has Defied the Law . In it, she argues that the Bush Administration has repeatedly violated the constitution and international law on everything from torture and illegal detentions to the Iraq war.

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Marjorie Cohn , law professor.

Amita Sharma

As an investigative reporter for KPBS, I've helped expose political scandals and dug into intractable issues like sex trafficking. I've raised tough questions about how government treats foster kids. I've spotlighted the problem of pollution in poor neighborhoods. And I've chronicled corporate mistakes and how the public sometimes ends up paying for them.

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