John Lennon vs. the USA
Subtitle: the inside story of the most bitterly contested and influential deportation case in United States history
By: Leon Wildes ; foreword by Michael Wildes
Publisher: American Bar Assocociation
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 294
ISBN-13: 9781634254267
Subjects: Deportation; Emigration and immigration law; Aliens; Trials, litigation
Other titles: John Lennon versus the USA; John Lennon versus the United States of America
Description: New York immigration attorney Leon Wildes tells the incredible story of this landmark case, John Lennon vs. The USA, that set up a battle of wills between John Lennon, Yoko Ono, and President Richard Nixon. Although Wildes did not even know who John Lennon and Yoko Ono were when he was originally retained by them, he developed a close relationship with them both during the eventual five year period while he represented them, and thereafter.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Battle lines forming; title: I get recruited; title: Into the minefield; title: Dirty tactics; title: A question of conviction; title: Off to court; title: Another day in court; title: Lennon vs. Marks; title: Preparation; title: Presenting our case; title: The testimony continues; title: Sharp exchanges; title: Left hanging; title: The hammer falls; title: The mystery of priorities; title: John Winston Ono Lennon vs. The United States of America : the case of the cryptic memo; title: You lose some, you win some; title: Life goes on; title: Getting to the truth; title: Breathing space; title: "Thank God for tarot card readers"; title: A card-carrying victory; title: Ever after?