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A Wall Street Journal bestseller!Alan Dershowitz, one of America's most respected legal scholars and a New York Times bestselling authorproves-with incontrovertible evidence-that he is entirely innocent of the sexual misconduct accusations against him, while suggesting a roadmap for how such allegations should be handled in a just society.

"Maybe the question isn't what happened to Alan Dershowitz. Maybe it's what happened to everyone else."-Politico

Alan Dershowitz has been called "one of the most prominent and consistent defenders of civil liberties in America" by Politico and "the nation's most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer and one of its most distinguished defenders of individual rights" by Newsweek. Yet he has come under intense criticism for applying those same principles, and his famed "shoeontheotherfoot test," to those accused of sexual misconduct.

In Guilt by Accusation, Dershowitz provides an indepth analysis of the false accusations against him, alongside a full presentation of the exculpatory evidence that proves his account, including emails from his accuser and an admission of his innocence from her lawyer, David Boies. Additionally, he examines current attitudes toward accusations of sexual misconduct, which are today, in the age of #MeToo, accepted as implicit truth without giving the accused a fair chance to defend themselves and their innocence, and suggests possible pathways back to a society and legal system in which due process is respected above public opinion and the whims of social media mobs.

This book is Alan Dershowitz's plea for fairness for both accuser and accused, his principled stand for due process no matter the allegation, and his compelling assertion of his own innocence. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to know the inside story behind the accusations against him or who cares about the current societal debate over how we should handle accusations of sexual misconduct.

The #MeToo movement has generally been a force for good, but as with many good movements, it is being exploited by some bad people for personal profit. Supporters of the #MeToo movement must not allow false accusers to hurt real victims by hiding behind its virtuous shield, turning it into an exploitive sword against innocent people.
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PRAISE FOR GUILT BY ACCUSATION

The Accusation
"[T]he totality of the evidence found during the investigation refutes the allegations."--Louis Freeh, Former Director of the FBI

[She Is] "Wrong... simply wrong."--David Boies, lawyer for accuser

The Book
"In Guilt by Accusation, Alan Dershowitz continues a lifetime of work in addressing the toughest issues of our time with integrity, a sharp, clear-eyed analysis, and unbending principle. Prof. Dershowitz, a man of principle and integrity, employs reason as his North Star, and refuses to be silenced by the loudest voices in the room."--Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., Harvard Law School

"Alan Dershowitz reminds us that popular mod passions and fashions can turn the blameless into public pariahs. Accused by a woman he never met, he presents a compelling argument that he was framed for money."--Lucinda Franks Morganthau, Pulitzer Prize writer

The Author
"The truth has no greater defender than Alan Dershowitz."--Benjamin Netanyahu

"In 50 years of working with Alan Dershowitz, I have never met a more principled or honest advocate for truth."--Irwin Cotler, Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Canada

"The fearless, peerless Alan Dershowitz."--Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi, Great Britain

"Alan Dershowitz speaks with great passion and personal courage."--Eli Wiesel

"Over [his] storied career, Dershowitz has remained more or less unchanged: loud, provocative, brilliant and principled." --Politico

"There are great legal minds; there are those who can also communicate well on television; then there is Dershowitz. The professor is uniquely capable of arguing a position, while putting a premium on legal and ethical legitimacy, not its popularity. Bravo, Dershowitz!"--Chris Cuomo, Anchor And Reporter, CNN

"Anyone interested in the true merits of criminal law and very fine writing must read Alan Dershowitz's book."--Truman Capote

"Love him or hate him, Dershowitz has lived a life that matters, hugely and enduringly. He is a man in full at a time when most of us aspire to be little more than a presence on Twitter."--New York Times Book Review

"Courage and principle are rare today. Professor Dershowitz has them both."--Senator Ted Cruz


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Alan Dershowitz is one of the most celebrated lawyers in America. He was the youngest full professor in Harvard Law School history, where he is now the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus. The author of numerous bestselling books, from Chutzpah to The Case Against Impeaching Trump to The Best Defense to Reversal of Fortune (which was made into an Academy Awardwinning film) to Defending Israel, Dershowitz has advised presidents and prime ministers and has represented many prominent men and women, half of them pro bono.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hot Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 19 November 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1510757538
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1510757530
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 kg
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 1.78 x 22.86 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 1,485,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)20 in Legal Witnesses (Books)
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ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ is a Brooklyn native who has been called 'the nation's most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer' and one of its 'most distinguished defenders of individual rights,' 'the best-known criminal lawyer in the world,' 'the top lawyer of last resort,' and 'America's most public Jewish defender.' He is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Dershowitz, a graduate of Brooklyn College and Yale Law School, joined the Harvard Law School faculty at age 25 after clerking for Judge David Bazelon and Justice Arthur Goldberg. While he is known for defending clients such as Anatoly Sharansky, Claus von B'low, O.J. Simpson, Michael Milken and Mike Tyson, he continues to represent numerous indigent defendants and takes half of his cases pro bono. Dershowitz is the author of 20 works of fiction and non-fiction, including 6 bestsellers. His writing has been praised by Truman Capote, Saul Bellow, David Mamet, William Styron, Aharon Appelfeld, A.B. Yehoshua and Elie Wiesel. More than a million of his books have been sold worldwide, in numerous languages, and more than a million people have heard him lecture around the world. His most recent nonfiction titles are The Case For Peace: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can be Resolved (August 2005, Wiley); Rights From Wrongs: A Secular Theory of the Origins of Rights (November 2004, Basic Books), The Case for Israel (September 2003, Wiley), America Declares Independence, Why Terrorism Works, Shouting Fire, Letters to a Young Lawyer, Supreme Injustice, and The Genesis of Justice. His novels include The Advocate's Devil and Just Revenge. Dershowitz is also the author of The Vanishing American Jew, The Abuse Excuse, Reasonable Doubts, Chutzpah (a #1 bestseller), Reversal of Fortune (which was made into an Academy Award-winning film), Sexual McCarthyism and The Best Defense.




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A Wall Street Journal bestseller!Alan Dershowitz, one of America's most respected legal scholars and a New York Times bestselling authorproves-with incontrovertible evidence-that he is entirely innocent of the sexual misconduct accusations against him, while suggesting a roadmap for how such allegations should be handled in a just society.

"Maybe the question isn't what happened to Alan Dershowitz. Maybe it's what happened to everyone else."-Politico

Alan Dershowitz has been called "one of the most prominent and consistent defenders of civil liberties in America" by Politico and "the nation's most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer and one of its most distinguished defenders of individual rights" by Newsweek. Yet he has come under intense criticism for applying those same principles, and his famed "shoeontheotherfoot test," to those accused of sexual misconduct.

In Guilt by Accusation, Dershowitz provides an indepth analysis of the false accusations against him, alongside a full presentation of the exculpatory evidence that proves his account, including emails from his accuser and an admission of his innocence from her lawyer, David Boies. Additionally, he examines current attitudes toward accusations of sexual misconduct, which are today, in the age of #MeToo, accepted as implicit truth without giving the accused a fair chance to defend themselves and their innocence, and suggests possible pathways back to a society and legal system in which due process is respected above public opinion and the whims of social media mobs.

This book is Alan Dershowitz's plea for fairness for both accuser and accused, his principled stand for due process no matter the allegation, and his compelling assertion of his own innocence. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to know the inside story behind the accusations against him or who cares about the current societal debate over how we should handle accusations of sexual misconduct.

The #MeToo movement has generally been a force for good, but as with many good movements, it is being exploited by some bad people for personal profit. Supporters of the #MeToo movement must not allow false accusers to hurt real victims by hiding behind its virtuous shield, turning it into an exploitive sword against innocent people.
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PRAISE FOR GUILT BY ACCUSATION

The Accusation
"[T]he totality of the evidence found during the investigation refutes the allegations."--Louis Freeh, Former Director of the FBI

[She Is] "Wrong... simply wrong."--David Boies, lawyer for accuser

The Book
"In Guilt by Accusation, Alan Dershowitz continues a lifetime of work in addressing the toughest issues of our time with integrity, a sharp, clear-eyed analysis, and unbending principle. Prof. Dershowitz, a man of principle and integrity, employs reason as his North Star, and refuses to be silenced by the loudest voices in the room."--Ronald S. Sullivan Jr., Harvard Law School

"Alan Dershowitz reminds us that popular mod passions and fashions can turn the blameless into public pariahs. Accused by a woman he never met, he presents a compelling argument that he was framed for money."--Lucinda Franks Morganthau, Pulitzer Prize writer

The Author
"The truth has no greater defender than Alan Dershowitz."--Benjamin Netanyahu

"In 50 years of working with Alan Dershowitz, I have never met a more principled or honest advocate for truth."--Irwin Cotler, Former Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Canada

"The fearless, peerless Alan Dershowitz."--Rabbi Lord Jonathan Sacks, Chief Rabbi, Great Britain

"Alan Dershowitz speaks with great passion and personal courage."--Eli Wiesel

"Over [his] storied career, Dershowitz has remained more or less unchanged: loud, provocative, brilliant and principled." --Politico

"There are great legal minds; there are those who can also communicate well on television; then there is Dershowitz. The professor is uniquely capable of arguing a position, while putting a premium on legal and ethical legitimacy, not its popularity. Bravo, Dershowitz!"--Chris Cuomo, Anchor And Reporter, CNN

"Anyone interested in the true merits of criminal law and very fine writing must read Alan Dershowitz's book."--Truman Capote

"Love him or hate him, Dershowitz has lived a life that matters, hugely and enduringly. He is a man in full at a time when most of us aspire to be little more than a presence on Twitter."--New York Times Book Review

"Courage and principle are rare today. Professor Dershowitz has them both."--Senator Ted Cruz


About the Author


Alan Dershowitz is one of the most celebrated lawyers in America. He was the youngest full professor in Harvard Law School history, where he is now the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law, Emeritus. The author of numerous bestselling books, from Chutzpah to The Case Against Impeaching Trump to The Best Defense to Reversal of Fortune (which was made into an Academy Awardwinning film) to Defending Israel, Dershowitz has advised presidents and prime ministers and has represented many prominent men and women, half of them pro bono.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Hot Books
Publication date ‏ : ‎ 19 November 2019
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Print length ‏ : ‎ 168 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1510757538
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1510757530
Item weight ‏ : ‎ 1.05 kg
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 15.24 x 1.78 x 22.86 cm
Best Sellers Rank: 1,485,755 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)20 in Legal Witnesses (Books)
43 in Gender & the Law (Books)
43 in Media & the Law
Customer Reviews:
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ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ is a Brooklyn native who has been called 'the nation's most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer' and one of its 'most distinguished defenders of individual rights,' 'the best-known criminal lawyer in the world,' 'the top lawyer of last resort,' and 'America's most public Jewish defender.' He is the Felix Frankfurter Professor of Law at Harvard Law School. Dershowitz, a graduate of Brooklyn College and Yale Law School, joined the Harvard Law School faculty at age 25 after clerking for Judge David Bazelon and Justice Arthur Goldberg. While he is known for defending clients such as Anatoly Sharansky, Claus von B'low, O.J. Simpson, Michael Milken and Mike Tyson, he continues to represent numerous indigent defendants and takes half of his cases pro bono. Dershowitz is the author of 20 works of fiction and non-fiction, including 6 bestsellers. His writing has been praised by Truman Capote, Saul Bellow, David Mamet, William Styron, Aharon Appelfeld, A.B. Yehoshua and Elie Wiesel. More than a million of his books have been sold worldwide, in numerous languages, and more than a million people have heard him lecture around the world. His most recent nonfiction titles are The Case For Peace: How the Arab-Israeli Conflict Can be Resolved (August 2005, Wiley); Rights From Wrongs: A Secular Theory of the Origins of Rights (November 2004, Basic Books), The Case for Israel (September 2003, Wiley), America Declares Independence, Why Terrorism Works, Shouting Fire, Letters to a Young Lawyer, Supreme Injustice, and The Genesis of Justice. His novels include The Advocate's Devil and Just Revenge. Dershowitz is also the author of The Vanishing American Jew, The Abuse Excuse, Reasonable Doubts, Chutzpah (a #1 bestseller), Reversal of Fortune (which was made into an Academy Award-winning film), Sexual McCarthyism and The Best Defense.

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Catherine V
5.0 out of 5 stars Justice is for accuser and accused.
Reviewed in Australia on 10 December 2019
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I have gone through an accusation . Prof Dershowitz asks that truth be sought, and not a successful prosecution. It is , by my experience possible that some people would make devastating allegations for money or revenge. If the police investigation does not seek truth , lives are devastated and future victims claims will be devalued. Peter v
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P. W. Kurti
5.0 out of 5 stars Gender alone cannot be the measure of truth
Reviewed in Australia on 27 June 2020
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Dershowitz is a defender of the #MeToo movement but issues a timely warning about the danger of believing that any allegation made by a woman against a man must be true. The book sets out clearly his arguments against his accusers. Read it and decide for yourself.
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Riette de Klerk
5.0 out of 5 stars This book opened my eyes to the truth...
Reviewed in Australia on 17 July 2020
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This was a fantastic book...Easy to read....It opened my eyes and I truly believe him...
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Jeanette
4.0 out of 5 stars informing
Reviewed in Germany on 6 January 2025
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5.0 out of 5 stars I shudder.....
Reviewed in Canada on 16 March 2021
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I shudder when I think what western civilization would be like without people like Alan Dershowitz seeking justice. When I first started studying law I naively thought you were inocent until proven guilty, but 21 years later it seems that the opposite is true.
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Mr. Buckeye
5.0 out of 5 stars Based On The Evidence - A Very Good Book.
Reviewed in the United States on 13 October 2021
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I don't like Alan Dershowtz. I started to dislike him during the OJ criminal case. Not because he was defending OJ. Afterall, that was his job and the U.S. Constitution says that criminal defendants have the right to counsel. I started to dislike him because his ultra high level of self-promotion did not, in my opinion, match his record of achievement. I really started disliking this guy when he referred to himself as the OJ Criminal Defense Team's, "constitutional strategist." I am from Ohio and in Ohio we have a name for "constitutional strategists." We call them criminal defense lawyers. Let's face it. Dershowtz, what a windbag!


Why is what I just said important? Because too many people in this country think people "did it," or "did not do it," in both civil, criminal and administrative law cases based on the accused's politics, backgrounds, the color of their skin, their religious views, their educations and all sorts of other irrelevant stuff. But the problem is that the one and only thing -THE ONE & ONLY THING - that should matter is the evidence. Somewhere , sometime too many people forgot about that. Rule #1 in contested legal cases: Evidence talks and everything else should walk. Rule #2 is that people should listen carefully to the evidence and then evaluate it using good judgment.


That is one of the lessons Dershowtz makes in this insightful book. He does not say sexaul harrassment is not real, because it is. He does not say that sexual assualt is not real, because it is. He does not say rape is not real, because it is. He does not say that it is okay to sexually harass, assualt or rape anybody, because it is not okay. It is not even close to okay. It is always 100% wrong. (I hope I have made that point reasonably clear.)


What Dershowtz says is that just because somebody says, or claims or alleges some terrible sexual event happened, and that X (fill in the blank) did it, does not make it so. Only evidence can make it so. (Remember Rule #1, from above.)


So I recommend this book. Before you call me a Commie, or whatever it is they are calling people like me these days, please know that I am a lawyer who has successfully represented women in sexual harrassment cases, and I have successfully represented men in sexual assulat cases and in rape cases. Many years ago I spent about 5 or 10 minutes working as an Intern in the Office of Rep. Bella S. Abzug of New York, who, back in "olden times" was big in The Women's Movement. And back then, it was not always easy to be part of The Women's Movement. (Frankly, my feelings about Bella are sort of similar to my feelings about Professor Dershwotz. Sorry, Bella. You were very smart, very hard working and totally dedicated to your beliefs, but you should have mixed some crazy glue in with your toothpaste. You would have gone a lot farther in politics if you had.)


Which is all just another way of saying: Show me the evidence. Evidence talks and everything else walks. If you don't believe me, read this book.
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Brian Basham
5.0 out of 5 stars A powerful cry for justice
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 19 October 2024
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In this book Alan Dershowitz cements his case as America’s greatest lawyer. He shows how the noble aims of the #MeToo movement have been corrupted by venal lawyers and alleged victims in a criminal quest for damages that are undeserved and fraudulently claimed.
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B. Wilson
5.0 out of 5 stars Very Compelling
Reviewed in the United States on 15 February 2020
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The late radio broadcaster, Paul Harvey used to have a show entitled "The Rest of the Story". This book easily falls into that category.


I'd heard news reports of the accusations against Prof. Dershowitz related to pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Those accusations were carried far & wide by main stream media and the flames were fanned even further by the #MeToo movement. But I've also seen Prof. Dershowitz being interviewed on television where he adamantly denied the charges. His denials have always been very forceful and seemed genuinely sincere. Given the distinct conflict between the charges and denials, my curiosity led me to buy & read his book.


I found Guilt by Accusation to be a very compelling & convincing account of the "rest of the story" that never seemed to make it into the main stream media. And that fact makes the book horrifying. Why horrifying?


First, generally speaking, Prof. Dershowitz's case is a clear example of a disturbing trend in the country where our U.S. Constitution is being turned upside down. Where instead of accusers having to PROVE beyond a reasonable doubt that the accused is guilty; suddenly and wrongly, the accused is ASSUMED to be guilty until THEY prove their own innocence.


Specifically the book is horrifying because while Prof. Dershowitz was very publicly accused...the FACT that he has been CLEARED OF THOSE CHARGES IN A COURT OF LAW, has never received wide publication. His book very clearly lays out how he was basically framed by unsavory characters who admittedly lied when making the charges. And how in spite of being cleared, the media in many cases has ignored that fact often even ignoring evidence of his innocence provided to them. Whether or not one buys into the concept of rampant "fake news", this book lays out very clear examples of fake news being intentionally disseminated in disturbing, if not criminal ways. And because of the misinformation campaign an innocent man has continued to be harassed by false charges.


The scary thing about this book is if this kind of miscarriage of justice can happen to someone of wealth and name recognition...someone with the financial & legal resources to fight the charges...one has to wonder as to the devastating impact it would have were the same false charges leveled against an innocent John or Jane Doe. The person would be ruined.


Although the book contains a lot of legal jargon, by necessity, it is easy to read and organized in a way to make clear what happened and why. All Prof. Dershowitz asks of his readers is to give him the same assumption of innocence afforded all of us in the Constitution when they start to read. If readers approach the book with that open mindset, the evidence of his innocence is thoroughly convincing.
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Ken M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Can't Fight The #MeToo Movement, Or Can You?
Reviewed in Canada on 30 July 2020
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I enjoyed this book and thought how I would handle being raked over the coals for something that's false. I'm not saying Virginia Roberts wasn't molested as a child, but I think there has to be extreme care taken by lawyers, media, etc in just running with these charges without verifiable proof.
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David
5.0 out of 5 stars This book deserves it's own film.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 July 2020
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The interesting thing to come out of this book is not that innocent people can be maligned, which most of us knew already, but how the process of doing this for gain has been industrialised by the US claims industry. It must provide some comfort to Dershowitz's family that their true friends and fair minded members of the public alike can read his side of the story which is completely absent from Netflix, the press and the storm of pedo GIFS bombarding his Twitter account.


"Don't forget Alan Dershowitz. JE's buddy and lawyer..good name for your pitch as he repped Claus von Bulow and a movie was made about that case...title was Reversal of Fortune. We all suspect Alan is a pedo and tho no proof of that, you probably met him when he was hanging put w JE." [Sharon Churcher - Daily Mail Journalist email to Roberts-Giuffre].


If Dershowitz manages to demonstrate in court the construction of a false narrative in his case, it may cast some doubt on the accuracy of the allegations against Prince Andrew.
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Dana Kidson
4.0 out of 5 stars Depressing reading
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 July 2020
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A shocking indictment of Boies firm and the press. If it is a little repetitive, that's forgivable from a rightfully angry, innocent man.
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Late Bloomer
4.0 out of 5 stars A Necessary Counter...
Reviewed in Canada on 28 April 2021
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If you want to be informed, you must be open to hearing both sides. Dershowitz provides this. It's unfortunate that so many see this as "anti-#MeToo" because it's absolutely not. Dershowitz has defended some of the most despicable creatures imaginable. He knows the rules of the law "game" very well and is sought out because he's good at it. Playing this game has served him well over his career and now he finds himself on the "victim" side of things. There are people who are not playing "fair" and he's in the struggle of his life.
I'm reminded of the saying, "Lie down with dogs and you'll end up with fleas." Well, Dershowitz has lain with too many dogs. The itch is on!
Despise him if you like, but he makes a compelling argument for the rule of law. Fail to defend it at our peril.
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Robert C Mainardy
4.0 out of 5 stars Surviving the corrupt system
Reviewed in the United States on 23 October 2025
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I enjoyed learning about the authors persistent fight against a seemingly corrupt system, and surviving the onslaught. The author deserves an ATTABOY for all his trials in exposing the corruption.
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Celtpop
5.0 out of 5 stars Shamefully Accused or Guilty until Proven Innocent
Reviewed in the United States on 16 April 2020
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This book and the SCOTUS hearing and interviews about Judge (nowJustice) Kavanaugh drive home several points. There are women and lawyers who are willing to prostitute their characters and reputation for money and notoriety. Second, there are lawyers who are willing to read havoc on the First Amendment by using the current court system to deny Vicki a of worthless allegations to adequately protect the,selves from FALSE accusations. Third, the “Me To” movement and the majority of their accusations are based on the fact that women MUST always be believed even when he allegations s are proved to be based on lies and false statements. The author and others like Judge Kavanaugh had their reputations dragged through the dirt via false accusations and perjured statements and false and manufactured evidence. Unfortunately, the accusations were given to the partisan media to spin the accusers falsehood into making those accused to be guilty in the court of public opinion and not in the halls of justice.
The book highlights the fact that it is shameful that men, regardless of their social status or positions, can be accused of wrong doing (sexual impropriety) without any proof, forensic evidence or corroborated statements of witnesses. The “Me To” movement erupted into the public eye with cases on two famous men who had truly assaulted women; but, the jealous ness of the leaders of the movement and their followers took the true intention of the movement and bastardized it into allowing women to make unfounded allegations concerning men who are normally high profile and rich white men. The author showed press plays right into the accusers hands and through their medium attempted to destroy him financially and ruin his reputation via the court of public opinion. The book said with out hesitation that founding fathers did not intend common everyday people to be harassed and defamed by false accusations that fall under the auspicious of the 1st Amendment.
The author did a excellent job in stating his case and how the accused and her attorneys and members of the press got away with destroying people and allowing them to subvert the 1st Amendment. A great book and it should scare the pants off every man who lives within he boarders of our great country.
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R J Huggett
5.0 out of 5 stars ESSENTIAL DETAIL TO MAKE SENSE OF A SCANDAL
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 February 2021
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This book reveals aspects of the American legal system that are no better than businessed using shady tactics to extort money.
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Atlanta145
5.0 out of 5 stars Everyone can become victim of corrupt US legal system
Reviewed in Canada on 12 January 2022
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Important knowledge for every adult from 21+. Lawyers remain free while ruining innocent's life. Money extorsion as a business the #MeToo way.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Have we forgotten about the rule of law in a liberal democracy?
Reviewed in Canada on 25 February 2022
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If you want some perspective on Prince Andrew’s accuser, this is a must read.
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Kevin Short
3.0 out of 5 stars Only partially successful
Reviewed in the United States on 1 January 2022
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This is an account that claims to do 2 things, first, Mr. Dershowitz seeks to defend himself against allegations made against him in the court of public opinion. Second, it purports to present a case of problems in our court system and culture, focusing on the #MeToo movement.


Dershowitz does a good job of the first goal, if the evidence is what he says it is, believing the allegations against Mr Dershowitz would be irrational. He makes a weaker case in the second regard, largely because he focuses solely on his own case. There are no balancing discussions related to the innocence project, no comment on studies about false police reports of sexual assault, nor parallels to the dangers he espouses to reveal, outside of overly brief references to McCarthyismand some criminal trials involving daycare during the Satanic Panic (the later being extremely germane to #MeToo). Outside of cases involving David Boies, there are few parallel cases. As he is discussing journalistic ethics as well as the legal system, issues related to due process concerns on University campuses would be germane.


Because he really only meets one of his two objectives, I could not give this more than 3 stars.
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Tarah E. Mcdonald
3.0 out of 5 stars Not as comprehensive as hoped
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 9 November 2021
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Of all the people to pick on, you wouldn't think anyone would go after Alan Dershowitz! The only problem I had with the book is that he doesn't take this issue on as comprehensively as I would have expected from him. I am a woman and a lawyer and some of the current abuse movements have seriously concerned me as a welcome mat for a lot of miscarriage of justice cases, especially trial by media and online. As a lawyer who is most famed for challenging this type of tendency in society and in Court, I had every hope that Professor Dershowitz would have addressed the bigger issue but he spends the most part making his own case, which he does very well, over and over, rather than analysing the social phenomenon and assumptions that create the perfect conditions for aborting justice. That is what he is known for and I hope in the next edition he examines this problem more in depth. If anyone dares, it would be him. We need minds like his to keep the law on its toes!
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Blaise Wagner
5.0 out of 5 stars Casts Doubt on the Me Too Movement
Reviewed in the United States on 20 November 2019
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In 113 pages, this book describes how it is that the author, Alan Dershowitz, could be accused of having trafficked sex with Virginia Giuffre in spite of the knowledge of both the accuser Giuffre and her lawyers that the accusations were false.


The tactic is mostly unknown to non-lawyers. It is called litigation privilege. When filing a suit, a plaintiff can make a charge, say of inappropriate sex, to a third party, and is protected from defamation lawsuits by this privilege. On the other hand, the accused may be sued in court if he denies the false claims.


This asymmetry in rights can make it virtually impossible for the accused to defend himself with the simple statement, "I'm innocent," without risk of being sued for defamation. And defense against such a suit entails considerable cost, which may prevent a meaningful defense.


Dershowitz explains how this is justified by the legal system, but points out that it is subject to abuse in the age of Me Too, in which woman accusers are often believed without needing to present evidence.


Thus Virginia Giuffre, and two other accusers of Jeffrey Epstein, seem to have fabricated stories of encounters with Dershowit. For example, Virginia Giuffre has claimed that Dershowitz had sex with her at various specific locations on seven occasions, and Dershowitz claims that he has records showing he was not in the locations in all but one case. In that case, both were present in New York City at a given point in time, but that is a huge area and there is no evidence of their ever meeting.


Yet the media have portrayed Alan Dershowitz as a pedophile, and have prevented him from appearing on various network television programs and canceled invitations for him to speak.


Dershowitz also suggest that the lawyers for the accusers were trying to shake down Leslie Wexner for a big payoff to keep silent about what they knew.


In today's atmosphere an allegation of sexual impropriety can destroy a career. Along with Dershowitz, Giuffre has accused Prince Andrew of England of having sex with her.


A troubling dynamic then takes over. Scandals of the royal family sell lots of newspapers. And newspapers want high circulation. So they fail to fact check stories to satisfy readers who want salacious stories.


Or maybe they think that an accusation that is shielded by litigation privilege can be accepted as proven fact, even if the lawyers who made the accusation have no intention of pursuing it in court.


This seems to have been the case with writer Julie Brown of the Miami Herald, who wrote many of the stories about Jeffrey Epstein's "sex slaves" that were then copied elsewhere.


Julie Brown was even put forward for a Pulitzer Prize.


This might be part of a larger problem which accepts claims of inappropriate sex against famous men as accepted fact, with inadequate fact checking.


The charges in this book are explosive. At the very least they should cause people to question the wisdom of some of the assumptions made by the Me Too movement, such as "women can never lie."
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Danny from Nanaimo
1.0 out of 5 stars Boring
Reviewed in Canada on 21 February 2020
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Looked forward to this book.
Repeats the same message over and over . . .
Good for cuing insomnia.
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E. Soto
5.0 out of 5 stars Been a awhile since I've read a book this informative and captivating
Reviewed in the United States on 29 July 2020
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I am not on board with Mr Alan Dershowitz politically speaking, but what a legal mind. While watching some of his debates, it's always amazed me how he makes points so clear and understandable for all, in so few words. This book is a true page turner. Read a couple chapters, and you won't want to put it down. Grab a cup of coffee, and enjoy! I'll be looking for more of Dershowitz books. What an enjoyable informative read. Received answers to some questions I've had for awhile. Thank you, Mr Dershowitz for having the fortitude to do what so many are unwilling and apparently unable to do. Frightening to think this can be done to any male, but it can. We see it daily now.
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Pseudo D
4.0 out of 5 stars justice justice shalt thou pursue
Reviewed in the United States on 1 December 2019
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Alan Dershowitz is a famous defense attorney. He taught from a young age at Harvard, where
he had generations of students such as the brilliant Sen. Ted Cruz. He has had many famous
clients, such as O.J. Simpson, and above all he just likes to make everybody mad. I remember
his 2000 debate with Ambassador Alan Keyes, who actually agrees with him on Israel. Their
debate was on religion and public life, but Dershowitz was not arguing from an atheist perspective.
He said, on some days I believe (raised as an Orthodox Jew), some days I disbelieve, and some
days I am skeptical. Now he likes to troll liberals with his defenses of President Donald Trump.
He didn't vote for Donald, he just likes to defend tough cases.


This book is his defense against accusations of having sex with an underage girl. Dershowitz is
now in his 80s and needs to clear his name, if not in court than through writing and showing
the evidense. The Jeffrey Epstein case also involves Prince Andrew, as well as Bill Clinton,
Donald Trump, George Mitchell and many other famous men. Dershowitz says he never even
met the accuser Virginia Roberts Giuffre.


The Dershowitz defense is the occasion for a broader discussion of the Me Too movement that
began with the Harvey Weinstein case in Hollywood. It has done a lot of good according to Alan,
but also has led to some problems. Our rule of law requires that the defendant is innocent until
proven guilty. There is due process and the presumption of innocence. Dershowitz says, I don't
know if my clients were guilty or innocent. I assume that most of them were guilty. But I know
that I am innocent. He even says that "almost every criminal in the world has been able to
contact me", in response to someone who contacted him through his publisher.


The day of the Kavanaugh hearings, I was arguing with a friend and the argument was made
that false accusations of sexual misconduct hardly ever happen. When that approach is taken
to believing the women, guilt rather than innocence becomes the presumption, and that
will create problems for the law.
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Twndggys
5.0 out of 5 stars Wake Up America!
Reviewed in the United States on 27 August 2020
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Alan Dershowitz has been a prominent American lawyer for most of my lifetime. I have not always agreed with his political philosophy but never recall questioning his integrity. Lawyers do a necessary and often unsavory service in our justice system. Mr. Dershowitz not only makes a compelling case for his innocence, but demonstrates how precarious law and justice is becoming in our country in the era of Me Too. It is akin to mob rule, were ends justify the means, justice cast aside for predetermined sins. It seems the perfect storm has struck Mr. Dershowitz. Guilt by association and legal duty to a high profile pedophile, the rise of the justice-less Me Too movement, the political savagery against Trump and anyone who even remotely agrees with or defends him, and one last factor he never mentions, Anti-Semitism. While he is well known for his support of Israel, I personally believe at least some of the motivation against him is his faith along with his success. Besides loads of documented evidence of his innocence, he has offered to submit to a federal investigation, no restrictions or restraints, to prove his innocence. If his accusers will do the same. No guilty person would do that. He has been demonized and slandered but at least he can afford to attempt to clear his name. You and I probably will not and this can happen to anyone. Alan Dershowitz is innocent and this witch trial injustice has to be stopped. The Supreme Court nominee Justice Cavanaugh‘s confirmation hearings were a travesty, more acute and in a smaller timeframe, but equally as despicable as Mr. Dershowitz’s experience. Vote, it’s obvious which political party supports it and which will stop it.
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JanRemarque
5.0 out of 5 stars A Chilling Treatise on American Justice
Reviewed in the United States on 18 January 2020
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The first time I heard of Alan Dershowitz was when he was defending O.J. Simpson. Since that time, I'd heard him referred to occasionally as a powerful advocate for our constitution and as a "distinguished Harvard law Professor." The first time I saw him on Fox making a case against impeaching President Trump, I was stunned and wondered if there was some hidden agenda behind his stance. How could this openly liberal person be advocating caution about getting rid of a president whose political philosophy was the polar opposite of his?
Since that time, my curiosity has led me to research and learn all I could about this amazing man. I have read many of his books including those on the dangers of impeaching and/or removing a president on trivial charges.
However, although I had learned something of the accusations made against him by Jeffrey Epstein's "girls," I never realized the magnitude nor the extent of the unsubstantiated charges. And what is more revealing and downright chilling is the injustice in our so-called "Justice System" Where the rights of the accused are restricted by laws that go against every grain of common sense, decency and fairness.
Crooked lawyers seeking fame and financial gain at all costs, and who are willing to manipulate self-serving clients, along with a media that has largely become obsessed with sensationalist and "gotcha" journalism as opposed to the truth are at the basis of this outrageous trend.
Guilt By Association is like a survival course in the Kafkaesque #METOO movement where the accuser is always to be believed and the accused remains guilty even after proving his innocence.
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Sonto
5.0 out of 5 stars Absolute Read!!!
Reviewed in the United States on 9 February 2020
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I don`t reccommend many books to the extent that I reccommend this one. The issues discussed in this book by Mr. Dershowitz should send shivers down everyone`s back. Our society has already reached a dangerous point of rationalizing "if it sounds right, it must be true." There is hardly a subject discussed that doesn't fit into this mold today. Evidence has little value to those that take that position.


As is pointed out in the text, the current legal system is in collusion with this process. What may have been originally thought to have been a proper and consistant process to protect the rights of the accussor has grown into a catch-22 with the collusion of an ultra-liberial media and unscrupulous lawyers. To hope that this may be corrected requires a lot of hope indeed.


To repeat a passage by Eric Hoffer as stated in the book, "Every great cause begins as a movement, becomes a business, and eventually degenerates into a racket." The #MeToo organization could be said to have started down that path, but it may have gone too quickly through the movement stage, skipped the business stage, and is now plunging headlong on the precipice of degenerating into only a racket. The idea that "all men lie and all women don't lie" is the first jump over the edge.
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JimL
5.0 out of 5 stars Chutzpah
Reviewed in the United States on 14 January 2020
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The Yiddish word "Chutzpah" is defined as someone who murders his parents in cold blood and then throws himself at the mercy of the court because he's an orphan. The #MeToo Laws and the quirks in the libel laws were initiated and passed by Liberal Lawyers aided and abetted by the Liberal Mainstream Media. Alan Dershowitz is a Liberal Lawyer deeply involved with the Mainstream Media but in reading his book I couldn't help but feel that he's asking for sympathy and while I certainly have empathy, I have no sympathy. Alan Dershowitz did not deserve this. No one deserves this. But I'm sorry, he threw himself under the bus because guilt by accusation is a standard tactic of the Left and has been used throughout history by Authoritarian Communists, Nazis, cults and religions to eliminate the opposition. This tactic has no place in a free society yet Dershowitz is a lifelong supporter of politicians and the political theories that produced the very laws that almost destroyed his life. It's a great, quick, frightening read but by the end I couldn't help but get angry at the fact that as brilliant as this man is he still doesn't understand that he's the victim of his own ideology and voting record. As I said, Chutzpah.
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Jody Gatwood
5.0 out of 5 stars A unique and courageous book
Reviewed in the United States on 21 March 2020
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I didn’t know that in many states a citizen can falsely accuse you of rape or other crimes while remaining protected from your defamation suit by making the accusation behind the firewall of a court filing in an otherwise unrelated case. I am outraged while reading Alan Dershowitz’s horrifying experience of being a victim of such a legally protected smear campaign. I also consider the mainstream media’s reckless disregard of this outrage—while casually smearing Dershowitz's reputation by repeating demonstrably false accusations of his accuser—to be absolutely despicable. On a political level it appears to me that around 2016/2017 when Dershowitz revised his earlier book draft from “the case against impeaching Hillary Clinton” to “… against impeaching Donald Trump” he experienced not just a loss of ultra-liberal friends but something tantamount to loss of citizenship. Where in the Hell is the ACLU? This is a unique and courageous book. I admire Dershowitz for standing up to protect his legacy and reputation. I hope our grandchildren will be able to appreciate him for pushing back against guilt by accusation without evidence, the dangerous standard of both the Christian Inquisition 500 years ago and of today’s #MeToo movement.
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Chris Moyer
4.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating, a look behind the headlines
Reviewed in the United States on 18 January 2020
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As a reader of legal novels and mysteries, I found this fascinating. That is not to imply I do not believe
what has been written. My point is that when fiction meets fact it is quite interesting.


Mr. Dershowitz has had a long and distinguished legal and academic career. I understand why he is trying
to get the facts out. If it were not him accused but another they may have reached out to him to defend them.
I see this as the only way he could present the facts. Others in law enforcement do not seem to want to
take this case on.


I did not see it as self serving but a presentation of facts backed up by documentation.


If true, the law firms and journalists mentioned, the facts should be brought out in a court of law and appropriately judged.


Cyrus Vance what happened there? That could be a book.
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J. Mersereau
4.0 out of 5 stars All Lives Matter
Reviewed in the United States on 22 December 2019
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The story / message is 10 stars; as an overall read: 3 stars. We are living this hell within our own extended family and close friends because of false accusations, where a woman is free to accuse and usually believed and an innocent man is assumed guilty just by the accusation - ruining finances, career, reputation and more. In this story a new fact was learned - if you are accused in a court filing and not in public, you cannot defend yourself without the fear of a defamation lawsuit from the false accuser! What a messed up justice system and perversion of the good parts of the #MeToo movement. I wish Alan Dershowitz the very best in clearing his name and obtaining justice.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A disturbing and persuasive read.
Reviewed in the United States on 29 November 2019
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Dershowitz, a prominent attorney, asserts his innocence in the face of accusations of sexual abuse by a woman who worked for the infamous Jeffrey Epstein. Because the accusations are made as part of a lawsuit, Dershowitz is unable to sue for defamation. The accusations are picked up by the media and Dershowitz seeks in every way possible to clear his name, including calling the woman a liar so he can defend a defamation suit by her, asking District Attorneys and federal prosecutors to intervene (so both he and she would testify under oath and risk charges of perjury), and writing this book. Very few people could mount a defense as effective as his, but anyone is at risk of false accusations. Dershowitz is deferential to the #MeToo movement which seeks to rectify a longstanding and utterly unacceptable problem of sexual abuse in our society. Yet he also points to the need to have more than accusations determine guilt or innocence. A disturbing and persuasive read.
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JHG
5.0 out of 5 stars Objective perspective justified
Reviewed in the United States on 1 January 2020
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In 66 years among my fellow humans, I have learned to assume we are, at best, inaccurate even when we try to be accurate. But in too many cases, we tend to only embrace information that supports our own opinions.


But worse, people with something to gain are more likely to lie to themselves and others. This includes competitors of all kinds, politicians, reporters and politicians.


So I have been accused of being too objective, which I hardly see as an insult.


For this reason I had not understood how far Mr Dershowitz's situation had gone and how badly it had been handled by the media.


I commend him for standing up to this onslaught. This book is a lucid defense and a clearly stated education for all of us.


Certainly, Mr Dershowitz is a reluctant champion, but I cannot think of a more qualified one.
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NanaMcK
4.0 out of 5 stars Much Needed Book by Professor!
Reviewed in the United States on 17 January 2020
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The author has been in the news so much lately. He needed to tell his side of the "story." I'm glad he wrote this book. I totally believe the professor's rebuttal to his accuser's charge against him. Watching the retired Harvard professor on TV, he comes across as a very believable man, no matter what he has to contribute as a cable news contributor. He's intelligent, believable, and very honest in his political evaluations. He's an "old school" liberal and someone I admire. I would have given this book 5 stars, but there were some repititions; otherwise, very interesting to learn about some other names in the news, such as J. Epstein and B. Clinton.
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Andre Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars GUILT BY ACCUSATION - It could happen to you
Reviewed in the United States on 23 January 2020
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I have long admired Alan Dershowitz as a Constitutional scholar even while totally disagreeing with his liberal politics.


He does in this book what he has been denied in court...the opportunity to clear his name.


The book is timely in the age of MeToo. Let me tell you what scares the crap out of the cultural environment of 2020. There are some things for which you simply do not want to be accused: child molestation for example. You simply cannot escape the stigma no.matter your innocence.


Fortunately, Dershowitz knew what to do; had the skills, knowledge, and resources. In his defense he wrote op-eds for national media and was heard. He kept meticulous records.


The ordinary person does not. Get up to speed with today's dangerous cultural chaos and hopefully learn from an innocent man's battle with scammers motivated by greed.


Read this book.
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Kevin Olson
5.0 out of 5 stars If this can happen to Professor Dershowitz, it can happen to anyone
Reviewed in the United States on 25 November 2019
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Professor Dershowitz makes a chilling case that if this can happen to him, it can happen to anyone.


He and his family should never have had to go through the ordeal they've been forced to endure.


Although the Professor is a public figure and one might think this type of thing "goes with the territory", my reaction was far from that sentiment. The feelings I had toward the way this Man has been treated ranged from sympathy to soul wrenching anger and a real concern for where the behavior of the attorneys and media he outlines in the book leads us.


Finally, in spite of this book being a quick read, it is long on substance. While it is likely a necessary and important defense of Mr. Dershowitz's now obvious innocence, it's also a vital contribution to informing anyone willing to face reality about the methods being used by some to gain advantage at any cost, monetary or otherwise.
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Lisa
4.0 out of 5 stars An important message
Reviewed in the United States on 3 July 2020
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I have friends on both sides of this issue (a man who was falsely accused, and a woman who was actually assaulted), so found the concept of this book very interesting.


This book highlights another reason our legal system needs to be completely overhauled. As a nation, we've lost sight of the concept of seeking justice, and made the legal system a game where the winner is not truth or justice, but the lawyer who can play the game the best.


There was some fascinating information in this book. Sadly, the presentation is quite repetitive and tedious. It's a slog to read, but the information is important.
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jonathan charles frank
5.0 out of 5 stars #Metoo is unmasked
Reviewed in the United States on 28 December 2023
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The author brilliantly lays out the case against his false accusers and the attorneys who unethically represented them. The courts need to harshly reprimand both for the sake of Dershowitz, but even more for the confused and wounded culture that is under attack from one of the most evil social movements in the nation’s history.
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NJ Marshmelo
5.0 out of 5 stars Alan Dershowitz- super hero
Reviewed in the United States on 12 May 2020
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I hope that he can win this but seeing how this can even happen in the first place, the utter corruption of the lawyer and law firm involved, the pure evil of anyone who would make such a false accusation, the fact that justice may be blind but that doesn't mean she can't be bought, the fact that lawyers seem to regularly bully with ruining people financially with paper work if they try to defend themselves against anything, and do
Ruin people finacially, I am afraid that there really is no such thing as justive. If Alan Dershowitz wins, there is hope, not for all but for some. If he wins, he is a hero but he is a superhero just for taking on the fight.
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Benny Nguyen
5.0 out of 5 stars A Chilling Hidden Dark-Side of #MeToo and Greed
Reviewed in the United States on 18 December 2019
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Absolutely Terrifying! Testament of how low the Media and Greedy Individuals are willing to stoop to further their interests, abusing the #Me Too Movement for personal gains (reputation and/or monetary).


It also showed how insane the current American atmosphere by instantly believing ANYTHING a woman may say, despite CLEAR evidences of the contrary. Journalists, when reporting without a shred of legal and ethical due diligence, not only undermined Journalism but also damaged the American Democracy and its Society (i.e. putting the benefit of an individual ahead of the collective).


I live in another continent away (Australia), and yet this book terrified me because: a scenario like this may very happen here (Australia).


My heart goes out to Mr Dershowitz. I am certain that he will triumph against this injustice.
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storyteller312
5.0 out of 5 stars Bravo Alan! Defeated The Beast
Reviewed in the United States on 3 April 2020
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Mr. Dershowitz writes in an extremely detailed manner. Having been personally accused of multiple misdeeds his commitment to truth compelled the writing of this book.


His clearing defines the connection between the media & those that profit from gross misrepresentation or lying for profit.


Among the most egregious liars were those colleagues within the legal profession. Many that he had trusted in the past betrayed him for the almighty dollar.


If the devils of deceit tried to take down an exceptional internationally-known scholar like Dershowitz, then who else will be in their crosshairs? Dershowitz proved his innocence but at what cost? How many people could has the same resources, time, money & genius that Dershowitz has?
Bravo Alan!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Fallout
Reviewed in the United States on 1 July 2024
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Thought provoking and disturbing sign of our times .
No one should have to go through what Alan Dershowitz experienced. Thank you for having the courage and resources to fight the allegations .
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Paul P
5.0 out of 5 stars A Must-Read in the #MeToo age
Reviewed in the United States on 16 May 2020
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I got this book for free on Amazon, and although it's short, it is well-worth your time as it blows apart the current move to suspend due process in the face of believing all women. Women can lie just as well as men when it comes to sex, and to suppose that we should believe all women automatically without giving due process is destroying lives today. Dershowitz' book clearly and concisely lays out what it is like to be falsely accused of something without recourse simply because of the prevailing view, and a society which proposes that we should automatically believe the accusations of ANY group, race, religion, etc, is NOT a society in which I--or anyone--should want to live.
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Cynthia M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Crucial understanding of what accusations can do to the innocent
Reviewed in the United States on 10 February 2020
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As a women who has endured watching angry, unhappy females looking for attention and a big payout leaves me disgusted and sick to my stomach. I watched Judge Kavanaugh and Mr Dershowitz falsely accused and the damage to their lives. ANY woman who falsely accuses a man should be held accountable and serve the sentence that would have been given to their victim. As the old adage says “follow the money” This book should be a great reference for lawmakers everywhere.
Hold these false accusers accountable! Prosecute the real perpetrators. By the way, what does happen to those who falsely accuse, ruin people’s lives, family and the ability to find work. What happens to them? I’d like an answer to that.
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4.0 out of 5 stars If I can happen to the Dersh...we're screwed
Reviewed in the United States on 19 September 2020
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I'm about as politically opposite from Dershowitz as someone could be, but I've always admired his intellect. Reading this book is scary. Basically, in our twisted society, there's no need of courts, juries or Judges. You're tried in/by the media, and that's it. Cancelled.


I don't know if our once great country is in its death throws,or if this is something we must go through. I'd tell my fellows (literally fellows) to always use situational awareness, and be careful who you invite into your circle.
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kelmag
5.0 out of 5 stars Compelling Presentation
Reviewed in the United States on 11 May 2020
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Alan has blown the whistle on those who would subvert the laudable goal of having claims of sexual assault taken seriously by taking it far beyond that to the doctrine that all accusations of sexual assault must be believed, even where there is no evidence and even where the evidence directly contradicts the claim. In a world in which accusations alone establish guilt, no one is safe. It is the system and the doctrine every totalitarian state uses to control their people and punish their enemies. Must we relearn this lesson again by reliving the McCarthy era when accusations of Communist sympathy were enough to ruin reputations and careers and even send people to prison.
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Shep
5.0 out of 5 stars It’s sad and scary that our individual rights are being dissolved
Reviewed in the United States on 19 January 2020
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It’s so sad that our legal system has no accountability. Lawyers and their firms get “sanctioned” while the common citizen goes to jail. Politicians, FBI, Intelligence Organizations and judges at all levels appear sanctimonious or uncaring while leaving a swath of destruction to our rights. The common man does not have the means to fight these organizations. FISCA included.
It’s time for the Supreme Court to get proactive about cleaning up it’s own institution. I don’t know if they are lazy, sanctimonious, unaware or unimaginative. Maybe they feel “It’s not my job”. They could at least come up with recommendations on how to approach this national problem. Our country can’t last long the way it’s going.
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Dottie Belden
4.0 out of 5 stars Good read
Reviewed in the United States on 4 February 2020
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I believe the professor’s side of events as I have been skeptical of many of the women alleging these crimes. I don’t believe they should be automatically believed because they are women. Women lie, too. This is a typical reaction of going too far one way in trying to rectify things that happened in the past. The same types of people attempted to smear Judge Kavenaugh. It didn’t work there and hopefully won’t work with Mr. Dershowitz.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A challenge of living
Reviewed in the United States on 3 February 2020
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I found this biographical treatise a very challenging view of man's (or woman's) viciousness to man. I wouldn't like to have such a trial but I do know similar exercises in animosity, toward another do happen in the workplace or in polite society. Usually it does not require a payment as such; most times it is not recognized by the target. Frequently, it isn't even recognized by the victim until much later, even years.


I'll say no more. Professor Dershowich is a great storyteller and as such must be a fine teacher. Witness his performance at the so-called impeachment.
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Kevin Whitcomb
5.0 out of 5 stars Derschawitz exposes the lates witch hunt perfectly
Reviewed in the United States on 2 September 2020
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Honestly I want to hate this guy. But this is such a bold defense of himself and accurate. It is very well presented. The Epstein case has turned into a sort of which hunt and as much as I hate the political and celebrity elite for their ivory tower thinking and elitism. As much as I enjoy the which hunt they direct at others directed at their kind, it is inaccurate to assume this is anything other than a witch hunt, and just like with every witch hunt, the innocent and guilty all get swept up under the banner of justice.
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Richard E. Dykas
5.0 out of 5 stars Honesty and justice.
Reviewed in the United States on 12 May 2020
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I believe that this book shows how distortion of the truth and outright lies can injure any body's reputation. If someone can be judged guilty of any crime, not necessarily in a court of law, by just knowing or representing someone, then this country is in a sorry state. Unless you have the capability and evidence to fight back, you're guilty in the eyes of the people who don't know you, who are your enemies, and who are your supposed "friends". And even if your evidence proves you innocent, you're guilty. There is something wrong with the prejudicial system that is in place.
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5.0 out of 5 stars More truth than in all of DC!
Reviewed in the United States on 7 July 2020
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Great book Sir; I spent 30 yrs as a police officer, 15 as Police Chief in small southern city. I learned a lot about dealing with people and from hearing those who held different views of same situation. I wish we could teach that in our police academies, Pre 2001, we had to do contact cards on demographics of people we interacted with as per Clinton DOJ. Then came Bush & esp Obama DOJ we threw those out and we could violate all Bill of Rights as long as we could call someone a terrorist. Great read for all citizens!
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Susan
5.0 out of 5 stars Interesting book
Reviewed in the United States on 23 May 2020
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In this book, Professor Dershowitz disputes the accusations of his accuser. His contention that he was not in the places where she said that he was at the times that she said that he was there is backed by evidence. What is less convincing is his contention that she is deliberately lying. One can be mistaken on dates and locations and even mistaken on which one of Epstein's acquaintances did something and still not be deliberately lying. For a different perspective on his accuser, Bradley Edwards has written an interesting book on the Epstein matter.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The Call for Liberty and justice for all!
Reviewed in the United States on 14 February 2020
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Everyone should read this book. It is a book that brings you into the actions of America's worst and into the legal and moral mind of Professor Dershowitz who shows how bias "journalism" has become....and its acceptance by the many as "fact" and how America is tilting toward guilty until proven innocent, like China, Iran, Venezuela, and others which should never be allowed here! It's an inside look into our obscene legal system. God bless and hope none of us ever has to go through this absurdity!!! Great book, well researched,written and documented!
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B D
5.0 out of 5 stars Another great contribution by the esteemed Professor
Reviewed in the United States on 25 May 2020
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I’ve been aquatinted with Professor Dershowitz’ work for decades. I am always envious of the lucky people who were able to take his classes. Why so many of those people, who later aspired to power became such morally vacuous partisans is truly a shame. But it’s obviously not the Honorable Professor’s failure, it’s on them.
But the great thing about this work is that it’s direct, frank and challenging. Would you ever be able to see the world’s events the same? Can you genuinely commit to being intellectually honest?
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Scontroso
4.0 out of 5 stars Well written
Reviewed in the United States on 26 May 2020
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I have followed Alan for many years and liked his straight forward action as he followed his beliefs. However this book is done for his ego. The old saying that he does protest too much is really true. I was also the target untruthful assertions, twice. But this isn't a court room. Proclaiming your innocence so loudly makes one wonder about the man.
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Harriet Brown
4.0 out of 5 stars Guilt by Accusation
Reviewed in the United States on 7 March 2020
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I started reading this book yesterday. It held my interest, for a long time. So, I picked it up again today. For a little while, it held my interest. Then, it had a bunch of legal papers. I found Most of that, boring. If you read the book, don't even try to read the legal pspers.
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D. Miles
5.0 out of 5 stars A Required Read No Matter Your Politics
Reviewed in the United States on 14 May 2020
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This book goes through the case for Professor Dershowitz innocence but more importantly how he then treated by the "news media" which no longer wishes to inform just push an agenda. Professor Dershowitz has represented people I do not think deserved his talent on their side, but that does not justify anything that happened to him. We can not destroy people we do not agree with using false accusations. This country was built on free and truthful arguments, not false accusations.
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abhi
5.0 out of 5 stars Eye Opening Read
Reviewed in the United States on 4 September 2020
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Can't believe how unscrupulous these journalists and lawyers could be. Mr. Alan was subjected to hell for all these years while the accusers are hiding behind the litigation privilege. MeToo has become a racket for women to bring down powerful men with stupid allegations without taking any responsibility for their own actions. If this could happen to a brilliant legal mind like him, it could happen to anyone. Start maintaining distance from women especially at your workplace and work parties.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable in the worst sense!
Reviewed in the United States on 25 April 2020
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Being a citizen and a college degree holder, I was ABSOLUTELY aghast after reading this account. I have never considered myself naive but, after reading this, I really question my sincere belief in the basic legal system. I realise that, from time to time, an injustice may occur but nothing to the magnitude of what Mr. Dershowitz experienced. For comparison, I can only relate it to what the Democrats put Brett Kavanaugh through during his confirmation hearings. Just despicable.
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Elizabeth Shelby
5.0 out of 5 stars Guilt by lies
Reviewed in the United States on 1 May 2020
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I chose to read this book because I too have been a victim of being falsely accused of something I did not do. I watch Fox news only because of the mainstream media's fake news reporting and fake news. I have seen Mr Dershowitz many times on the news and his book I just read validates what I know to be true of him that he is a very intelligent, honest, full of integrity and a God fearing man
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Bioengineer
4.0 out of 5 stars Exposes frightening consequences of accusations in the media
Reviewed in the United States on 22 July 2020
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This book exposes how bad things can happen to you (completely legally)even if you have never done anything wrong. Everyone should read it, and lawmakers should especially take note to change the laws that allow this to happen. Book is a bit repetitive, but you can skip over those parts.
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Ned D Ferguson
4.0 out of 5 stars Good summary, if somewhat repetitive
Reviewed in the United States on 9 June 2020
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It's a pity Mr. Dershowitz is so politically liberal. One wonders why. A glutton for punishment, I suppose. I've little doubt that what he's written is true. Corruption rules the day for now. My daily prayer is that God will take that which is evil and use it for good.
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Henri IV
5.0 out of 5 stars He's right...
Reviewed in the United States on 22 April 2020
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but the book is repetitive. He is also a little too casual about the difference between 'evidence' and 'proof'. And... he also ignores the fact that the problem of the fake #MeToo-s is just a small part of a larger problem, the fact that people no longer demand evidence against the accused; the fact that the crime is 'bad' is enough to convict anyone who has the finger pointed at him.
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5.0 out of 5 stars BRAVO
Reviewed in the United States on 27 November 2019
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A great eye-opener on the very real threat that has come with "believe the accuser." Alan has taken this travesty head-on in a very brave manner.


While heavy on the legal aspects, he has clearly shown the danger that #MeToo represents. Remember, it could be you, your son or some else totally innocent, but the target of a woman who seeks something for her benefit.


Do what we must! Bring this horrible concept to a speedy end.
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Osagi-San
5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable!
Reviewed in the United States on 11 February 2020
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As Professor Dershowitz states: “If this can happen to me it can happen to anyone!” This books describes how, in spite of the well established legal protections afforded citizens of this great country, the combination of social media and strict legalisms made it virtually impossible for him to defend himself against fraudulent claims of sexual misconduct by a proven liar and her sleazy lawyers. Truly a scary read, though well written and clearly presented.
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Robert Gunyan
4.0 out of 5 stars The powerful protect each other.
Reviewed in the United States on 24 August 2020
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I enjoyed the book, well written, researched, obviously self-serving. I thought the Author let Epstein, Clinton off the hook to some extent. Spoke to a serious issue of how do you prove yourself innocent.
The me-to movement died the moment Biden was accused.
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Darlene
4.0 out of 5 stars Thank You!
Reviewed in the United States on 21 April 2020
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I had not heard about the charges against Allen but totally agree that the #Me Too movement has opened up an avenue for dishonest people. We need truth and true justice. I am also reading Allen's book, "Trials of Zion" and am totally engrossed by it.
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L. J. Sanchez
5.0 out of 5 stars Scary
Reviewed in the United States on 3 March 2020
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Professor Dershowitz gives a first hand account of the events of him being accused of sexual misconduct. If this could happen to a man of his stature it can happen to any one of us. It is not written for lawyers but is written for the ordinary person to understand. Thank you Professor Dershowitz for opening our eyes and helping to preserve the freedoms we often take for granted.
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5.0 out of 5 stars The new America is like the old French Revolution
Reviewed in the United States on 1 July 2020
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Being on the wrong side of #METOO, BLM or any other movement approved by the Democratic Left will send you to the modern day guillotine of bankruptcy, public humiliation and loss of employment. Democracy will be replaced by tyranny to the glee of China, Iran, Russia and the enemies of liberty. It is hard to watch as the USA crumbles in the name of equality.
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jdhutte
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating elements of law
Reviewed in the United States on 18 August 2020
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Prof. Deashowitz demonstrates why I respect and admire him in this book. We are from different political parties but his respect of the Constitution puts me in his camp. His explation of the aspects of law relative to priviledge gave me a clearer understanding of the complexities of these defamation legal cases.


Prof. is correct about the danger to the First Amendment.
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D. F. B
5.0 out of 5 stars Eyeopening!
Reviewed in the United States on 19 February 2020
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After reading this book I realize that being famous and financially well off isn't always an advantage. I wish this book was in the required reading list for all people. I, for one, will not be eager to jump to any conclusions with what is reported on the news these days. The author makes a compelling case for people do react the way I have to this book.
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Rob
5.0 out of 5 stars Exposing fake news and an imperfect legal system
Reviewed in the United States on 8 July 2023
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Interesting book which gives the reader an understanding of what is involved if u are unjustly accused and your totally innocent!
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Lloyd Wright
5.0 out of 5 stars Real Life Struggle
Reviewed in the United States on 8 February 2020
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It is not difficult to see where litigation can get skewed by parties who are less than forthright about the details concerning the litigation. Professor Dershowitz reveals how such accusations are managed by those who would seek injurious results or perhaps a monetary gain. I think the most illuminating thing in the book is the position of some in the media. It is an interesting read.
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Cha Ser
5.0 out of 5 stars Great heart-to-heart read
Reviewed in the United States on 31 August 2020
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While some may think that this book is perhaps a partisan book, written by someone trying to shake off accusations, the message of the book is undeniable, and every person could've been the one targeted for an accusation. Even if one chooses not to believe Mr. Dershowitz, the concepts he presents leave a gaping hole in the tales presented against him.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Well written and informative
Reviewed in the United States on 29 June 2020
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Although I am not a big reader, I was held captive by Mr. DERSHOWITZ's approach in laying out the book. I do believe what he wrote and only wish that, in cases like this, where an individual has been falsely accused, it would be much easier to prove and uncover those that are a part of this. Well done Mr. DERSHOWITZ's.
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Marsha Ronquist
5.0 out of 5 stars It could happen to anyone
Reviewed in the United States on 20 April 2020
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Greedy attorneys and greedy people falsely accuse, knowing many will pay money rather than fight. It happens on a large scale. But it also happenings in smaller towns and cities. A settlement of $20,000, a years pay without working. Alan Dershowitz did the right thing. He fought back. To me, he proved he did not do what he was accused of.
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Indiana Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Frighteningly Impressive Read.
Reviewed in the United States on 5 February 2020
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Detailed rendering of an excruciating dilemma. A sword that could be poised over the head of almost anyone. Completely documented and intensely validated by the collected evidence, Dershowitz clearly describes the criminal activity practiced against him and obviously others. A clearly stated argument for reform of civil law procedures and a call for more aggressive enforcement of criminal activity within the legal community.
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TeacherLady
4.0 out of 5 stars His story, not his advice for others.
Reviewed in the United States on 28 December 2019
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I misunderstood when I ordered the book. I expected the book to advise others should they be so accused, but the book is the author's very detailed accounting of what happened to him and how he proved his innocence.
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mark ambrose
5.0 out of 5 stars Good argument to an unpopular opinion.
Reviewed in the United States on 25 December 2019
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Very easy to read. Very thorough in providing evidence to support the writer's claim. Sometimes, the writer belabors the point but I am not bothered by it.


The writer's audacious claim of innocence- calling out his accusers, with risk to a defamation lawsuit, gives me enough evidence support his viewpoint holds a stronger truth.


I hope he is able to find Justice.
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Standmeupatthegatesofhell
5.0 out of 5 stars Truth Does Not Always Win Out In These Times
Reviewed in the United States on 12 January 2020
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Professor Dershowitz lays out an air tight defense to the accusations against him. Nevertheless, due to the power of the #Metoo movement, most people and the media are too frightened and intimidated to publicly state a belief in Dershowitz’s innocence. To be wrongfully accused of a heinous crime and be unable to show one’s innocence after years of trying is truly the stuff of nightmares.
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D. F. B
5.0 out of 5 stars Eyeopening!
Reviewed in the United States on 19 February 2020
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After reading this book I realize that being famous and financially well off isn't always an advantage. I wish this book was in the required reading list for all people. I, for one, will not be eager to jump to any conclusions with what is reported on the news these days. The author makes a compelling case for people do react the way I have to this book.
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Rob
5.0 out of 5 stars Exposing fake news and an imperfect legal system
Reviewed in the United States on 8 July 2023
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Interesting book which gives the reader an understanding of what is involved if u are unjustly accused and your totally innocent!
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Lloyd Wright
5.0 out of 5 stars Real Life Struggle
Reviewed in the United States on 8 February 2020
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It is not difficult to see where litigation can get skewed by parties who are less than forthright about the details concerning the litigation. Professor Dershowitz reveals how such accusations are managed by those who would seek injurious results or perhaps a monetary gain. I think the most illuminating thing in the book is the position of some in the media. It is an interesting read.
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Cha Ser
5.0 out of 5 stars Great heart-to-heart read
Reviewed in the United States on 31 August 2020
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While some may think that this book is perhaps a partisan book, written by someone trying to shake off accusations, the message of the book is undeniable, and every person could've been the one targeted for an accusation. Even if one chooses not to believe Mr. Dershowitz, the concepts he presents leave a gaping hole in the tales presented against him.
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Amazon Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Well written and informative
Reviewed in the United States on 29 June 2020
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Although I am not a big reader, I was held captive by Mr. DERSHOWITZ's approach in laying out the book. I do believe what he wrote and only wish that, in cases like this, where an individual has been falsely accused, it would be much easier to prove and uncover those that are a part of this. Well done Mr. DERSHOWITZ's.
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Marsha Ronquist
5.0 out of 5 stars It could happen to anyone
Reviewed in the United States on 20 April 2020
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Greedy attorneys and greedy people falsely accuse, knowing many will pay money rather than fight. It happens on a large scale. But it also happenings in smaller towns and cities. A settlement of $20,000, a years pay without working. Alan Dershowitz did the right thing. He fought back. To me, he proved he did not do what he was accused of.
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Indiana Customer
5.0 out of 5 stars Frighteningly Impressive Read.
Reviewed in the United States on 5 February 2020
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Detailed rendering of an excruciating dilemma. A sword that could be poised over the head of almost anyone. Completely documented and intensely validated by the collected evidence, Dershowitz clearly describes the criminal activity practiced against him and obviously others. A clearly stated argument for reform of civil law procedures and a call for more aggressive enforcement of criminal activity within the legal community.
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TeacherLady
4.0 out of 5 stars His story, not his advice for others.
Reviewed in the United States on 28 December 2019
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I misunderstood when I ordered the book. I expected the book to advise others should they be so accused, but the book is the author's very detailed accounting of what happened to him and how he proved his innocence.
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mark ambrose
5.0 out of 5 stars Good argument to an unpopular opinion.
Reviewed in the United States on 25 December 2019
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Very easy to read. Very thorough in providing evidence to support the writer's claim. Sometimes, the writer belabors the point but I am not bothered by it.


The writer's audacious claim of innocence- calling out his accusers, with risk to a defamation lawsuit, gives me enough evidence support his viewpoint holds a stronger truth.


I hope he is able to find Justice.
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Standmeupatthegatesofhell
5.0 out of 5 stars Truth Does Not Always Win Out In These Times
Reviewed in the United States on 12 January 2020
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Professor Dershowitz lays out an air tight defense to the accusations against him. Nevertheless, due to the power of the #Metoo movement, most people and the media are too frightened and intimidated to publicly state a belief in Dershowitz’s innocence. To be wrongfully accused of a heinous crime and be unable to show one’s innocence after years of trying is truly the stuff of nightmares.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Well written
Reviewed in the United States on 19 April 2020
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Very well written, but it would have helped had the author disclosed the details of his accusations of perjury. For example, no information was given on how he brought forward complaints of perjury against his accusers
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FMDirBoss
4.0 out of 5 stars Good quick read, lots of repetition
Reviewed in the United States on 1 May 2021
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Could have been shorter, but enjoyed.
No doubt about authors passion to defend himself.
I hope they lock up attorney’s like those characterized in this book
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5.0 out of 5 stars Honesty, Integrity & Impartiality
Reviewed in the United States on 28 November 2019
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This book is outstanding and discusses one of the most important issues of our times. Mr. Dershowitz combines legal expertise, compelling storytelling, with his own personal experience to describe one of the most important issues of our times. His account is honest, fair, and truly captivating. Best of all, he teaches us that fairness should be applied to both the accuser and the accused.
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Mayer Morganroth, Esq.
5.0 out of 5 stars Extremely well written and informative
Reviewed in the United States on 26 November 2019
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I have known and at times worked with Alan Dershowitz for several decades and have always found him to be a disciplined and honorable person.


The Guilt By Accusation book is extremely well written and informative. Few people have the courage and ability to write such an outstanding book especially when subjected to such unjustified and wrongfully afflicted pain and harm.
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DarkKnightSRT8
4.0 out of 5 stars A must read!!
Reviewed in the United States on 6 February 2020
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It is sad in the era of #metoo, that there are those who minimalize the pain of actual victims by trying to spread lies and make a quick buck by accusing the innocent.
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Flat Lander
5.0 out of 5 stars No recourse for false accusations?
Reviewed in the United States on 11 January 2020
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Very well written, and helped me understand how people can be destroyed in the court of public opinion without any solid evidence. Most people have been falsely accused of something, but when political operatives contrive false accusations for a political agenda, there is little recourse for public figures, as if equal treatment under the law does not apply.
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kelly
3.0 out of 5 stars Not worth the money
Reviewed in the United States on 5 May 2021
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Funny to read this guy is in an ivory tower so made me laugh he went through what a lot of average man go through And he's just finding this out. The way women bad mouth and accuse man of doing falsely and without any consequence is just a way of life for the average guy
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Silentangel
5.0 out of 5 stars It could happen to you!
Reviewed in the United States on 29 May 2020
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This book was very enlightening on how easy it is to entrap an innocent person. What Alan had going for him was meticulously records. This book shows how someone or their attorneys could manipulate an innocent man for profit. Remember that in this Me Too movement no one is safe. A great legal read.
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chatticat
5.0 out of 5 stars Living in the age of Proving your innocent -every American needs to read this book!
Reviewed in the United States on 19 February 2020
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The important lesson for all Americans is that if this can happen to Alan Dershowitz, falsely accused and his reputation tarnished by a frame-up plot with no evidence, it could happen to anyone: to you, to your son, your father, and even to your daughter. So much for the MeToo movement...it's spiraled out of control
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Joe Hankbuck
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on 11 December 2019
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It was a timely purchase as the government was basically shut down with it's impeachment distraction. This volume gave a good background of how an effort is concocted to keep the President from being re-elected because the reasoning seems to be there isn't a candidate to unseat him. Guilt by Accusation addresses many of the real problems in D.C.
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Uvatha
5.0 out of 5 stars Falsely Accused
Reviewed in the United States on 28 January 2020
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I'm so glad someone has finally confronted this issue head on. I was falsely accused at work, which has greatly shaped my thinking on the subject. Now whenever I hear an accusation with a lot of emotion but little evidence behind it, I hear, "You put pins in a little doll, and then my cow got sick."
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K. Lee
5.0 out of 5 stars A must-read for fair-minded people
Reviewed in the United States on 7 March 2020
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It is almost impossible to prove a negative: "I didn't do it." Alan Dershowitz manages to prove he couldn't possibly be guilty of the accusations against him. Somebody should charge these women who make outlandish accusations against people like Dershowitz and Kavanaugh, causing them immense expense, pain and embarrassment. There should be accountability.
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Paul
5.0 out of 5 stars Justice Ignored
Reviewed in the United States on 10 December 2019
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Just read “Guilt by Accusation” - well written and easy read. Thank you for your continued efforts to support and defend the Constitution. Having retired after 30 years in law enforcement, I have some understanding about defending oneself against spurious accusations. Hope you establish a “go-fund-me” account to support your court actions against false accusers - I’m in!
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4.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing take from a giant in the legal realm
Reviewed in the United States on 21 April 2020
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Good book, but better story. Dershowitz is fighting a good fight to set important 1st Amendment precedent. I will be interested to follow up on the case
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beckywagn
5.0 out of 5 stars Very interesting!
Reviewed in the United States on 15 August 2020
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I have always admired Mr Dershowitz. He's a very knowledgeable man. I also believe the "me too" movement has gotten out of hand. I believe his story and imagine there are more in the same situation. The accused should be considered innocent unless proven guilty!!
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Michael J. Kohler
5.0 out of 5 stars Impressive Book
Reviewed in the United States on 19 February 2020
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A eye opener on our justice system and how it is used to accuse innocent people of crimes they did not commit. Innocent association can be turned into a involvement in a crime you never did. Costing you large amounts of money to defend yourself against false allegations. A good read about defending innocence.
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B. D. Thorne
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant man
Reviewed in the United States on 8 February 2020
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It is appalling that a woman would discredit such a fair and honest man. I can certainly understand why Alan made every attempt to set the record straight. The tail wagged the dog and no relief from those who smeared his good name. Shame on all the selfish people who maligned his reputation.
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Craig Matteson
5.0 out of 5 stars Prof Dershowitz dismantles a claim against him by a woman he clearly had no relationship with.
Reviewed in the United States on 28 February 2020
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This brief book is Prof Dershowitz’s passionate and compelling defense of himself against the charges of a woman who claims he molested her.


First, I believe him. Second, this book will, I believe, convince anyone who reads it.
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J Murphy
5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding and truly necessary
Reviewed in the United States on 15 December 2019
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This book shows that anybody can be the victim of the liberal media even a liberal defense attorney who has defended let’s just say less than upstanding citizens. I have read other books by Dershow but this one was the best because he wrote with passion because he was defending himself, not someone else
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Leslie M.
5.0 out of 5 stars Riveting book.
Reviewed in the United States on 10 February 2020
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This book shows how the legal system can work against a totally innocent person. It can happen to anyone whether you’re famous or not. I hope that Professor Dershowitz can get his good name and his life back. What happened to him is an absolute disgrace and should never happen in this country!
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