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The Innocent Man

by John Grisham • 2006

Ada, Oklahoma. Two men condemned for murder. Twelve years later, DNA pointed to the real killer.

3.87

85k+

🏛️ Wrongful Convictions ⚖️ Death Penalty 📋 Prosecutorial Misconduct 🔬 Junk Science In Court 🏘️ Small-Town Justice

The Innocent Man

Ada, Oklahoma. Two men condemned for murder. Twelve years later, DNA pointed to the real killer.

by John Grisham 2006 435 pages

3.87

85k+ ratings

🏛️ Wrongful Convictions ⚖️ Death Penalty 📋 Prosecutorial Misconduct 🔬 Junk Science In Court 🏘️ Small-Town Justice

Justice

by Michael J. Sandel • 2007

Three centuries of thinking about justice, one shared evasion: the good life.

4.30

28k+

🏛️ Political Philosophy ⚖️ Distributive Justice 🧠 Thought Experiments 💰 Markets And Morality 🏘️ Communitarianism

Immersive

Justice

Three centuries of thinking about justice, one shared evasion: the good life.

by Michael J. Sandel 2007 322 pages

4.30

28k+ ratings

🏛️ Political Philosophy ⚖️ Distributive Justice 🧠 Thought Experiments 💰 Markets And Morality 🏘️ Communitarianism

Fake Law

by The Secret Barrister • 2020

The legal myths Britain believes aren't random. They were built to weaken your access to justice.

4.18

5k+

🇬🇧 Uk Legal System ⚖️ Access To Justice 🛡️ Human Rights Law 🔍 Criminal Justice 📰 Media And Law

Fake Law

The legal myths Britain believes aren't random. They were built to weaken your access to justice.

by The Secret Barrister 2020 372 pages

4.18

5k+ ratings

🇬🇧 Uk Legal System ⚖️ Access To Justice 🛡️ Human Rights Law 🔍 Criminal Justice 📰 Media And Law

Lady Justice

by Dahlia Lithwick • 2022

The women lawyers who built the legal resistance to Trump and what the establishment missed.

4.36

3k+

📜 Constitutional Law ⚖️ Legal Activism 👩‍⚖️ Women In Law 🏛️ Trump Presidency ✊ Political Resistance

Lady Justice

The women lawyers who built the legal resistance to Trump and what the establishment missed.

by Dahlia Lithwick 2022 368 pages

4.36

3k+ ratings

📜 Constitutional Law ⚖️ Legal Activism 👩‍⚖️ Women In Law 🏛️ Trump Presidency ✊ Political Resistance

Unfair

by Adam Benforado • 2015

Justice assumes rational minds and perfect memories. Neuroscience shows we have neither.

4.05

1k+

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎭 Implicit Bias ⛓️ Wrongful Convictions 🗣️ False Confessions

Unfair

Justice assumes rational minds and perfect memories. Neuroscience shows we have neither.

by Adam Benforado 2015 379 pages

4.05

1k+ ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🧠 Cognitive Biases 🎭 Implicit Bias ⛓️ Wrongful Convictions 🗣️ False Confessions

Profit and Punishment

by Tony Messenger • 2021

When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.

4.26

500+

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔗 Mass Incarceration ⚖️ Systemic Inequality 💰 Policing Poverty 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Profit and Punishment

When courts depend on fines to stay open, the poor become the revenue.

by Tony Messenger 2021 260 pages

4.26

500+ ratings

🏛️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔗 Mass Incarceration ⚖️ Systemic Inequality 💰 Policing Poverty 🔍 Investigative Journalism

Criminal (In)Justice

by Rafael A. Mangual • 2022

Two percent of counties produce half the murders. Decarceration makes those places deadlier.

4.13

222

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔒 Mass Incarceration 👮 Policing Reform 🔪 Violent Crime 🚪 Decarceration Debate

Criminal (In)Justice

Two percent of counties produce half the murders. Decarceration makes those places deadlier.

by Rafael A. Mangual 2022 256 pages

4.13

222 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 🔒 Mass Incarceration 👮 Policing Reform 🔪 Violent Crime 🚪 Decarceration Debate

The Tyranny of Good Intentions

by Paul Craig Roberts • 2000

Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.

4.06

127

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 📜 Constitutional Law 🏛️ Prosecutorial Power 🔒 Government Overreach 🔗 Mass Incarceration

The Tyranny of Good Intentions

Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.

by Paul Craig Roberts 2000 186 pages

4.06

127 ratings

⚖️ Criminal Justice Reform 📜 Constitutional Law 🏛️ Prosecutorial Power 🔒 Government Overreach 🔗 Mass Incarceration

Rebooting Justice

by Benjamin H. Barton • 2017

Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.

3.90

🏛️ Access To Justice ⚖️ Legal System Reform 🔗 Criminal Justice Reform 💻 Technology And Law 📜 Occupational Licensing

Rebooting Justice

Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.

by Benjamin H. Barton 2017 242 pages

3.90

29 ratings

🏛️ Access To Justice ⚖️ Legal System Reform 🔗 Criminal Justice Reform 💻 Technology And Law 📜 Occupational Licensing

Building a Better Law Practice

by Jeremy W. Richter • 2019

The lawyer's micro-habit playbook: tiny daily fixes for writing, client trust, and trial craft.

3.73

🏛️ Law Practice Management ✍️ Legal Writing ⚖️ Trial Advocacy 🤝 Client Relationships 📈 Business Development

Building a Better Law Practice

The lawyer's micro-habit playbook: tiny daily fixes for writing, client trust, and trial craft.

by Jeremy W. Richter 2019 215 pages

3.73

11 ratings

🏛️ Law Practice Management ✍️ Legal Writing ⚖️ Trial Advocacy 🤝 Client Relationships 📈 Business Development

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