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| Dick Estell The Radio Reader Public Radio's Reading Program |
| The Radio Reader's Next Book: |
| (fiction) |
| Airs June 3 thru July 11, 2008 |
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. But who are the nine and how will they vote? And can
one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided?
The owner of the chemical company is a Wall Street predator who 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 him.
The Appeal is a timely and shocking story of political and legal intrigue; a story
that will leave you unable to think about our electoral process or judicial system in
quite the same way ever again.
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. But who are the nine and how will they vote? And can
one be replaced before the case is ultimately decided?
The owner of the chemical company is a Wall Street predator who 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 him.
The Appeal is a timely and shocking story of political and legal intrigue; a story
that will leave you unable to think about our electoral process or judicial system in
quite the same way ever again.
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