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Zusatztext Praise for Tough Cases : “ Tough Cases . . . provides an invaluable public service, as the judicial branch is perpetually shrouded in mystery. Even more important, though, several judges go further by shedding the self-serving, wholly unrealistic pretense that legal interpretation never confronts shades of gray.” — Justin Driver, The Washington Post “Engaging and bracingly honest essays. . . . The editors of Tough Cases chose well to find judges of heart and skill, bringing their stories to light.” — National Catholic Reporter “Unique and hard-to-put-down title for anyone interested in America’s judicial system. Highly recommended for all libraries.” — Library Journal (starred review) “An unprecedented view from the bench of compelling stories told by trial judges as they grapple with the most fundamental questions in life and the law. The honesty, compassion, frustration, angst, and indeed courage of these judges shine through.” — Greta van Sustren, journalist and former criminal defense attorney “ Tough Cases brings readers the closest they will come to putting on judicial robes and making the demanding decisions that change the course of people's lives.” — Judge Jonathan Lippman, former chief judge of the New York Court of Appeals “ Tough Cases is a powerful collection of inside information about some of the most interesting and high-pro?le cases of our times. As riveting as a courtroom drama, it is essential reading for lawyers, law students, and all concerned about justice in America.” — Paul Butler, author of Chokehold “Hard cases may or may not make bad law, but they certainly make for riveting reading. A cannot-put-down book by some of our most thoughtful jurists.” — Louis Michael Seidman, Carmack Waterhouse Professor of Constitutional Law, Georgetown University Law Center “Candid re?ections of judges who were there. From family cases to tribal courts, constitutional questions to murder, Tough Cases takes the reader inside the courtroom and into the judge’s chamber.” — Mary McQueen, president, National Center for State Courts Informationen zum Autor Russell F. Canan is currently a senior judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and an adjunct professor at the George Washington University School of Law. He lives in Washington, DC. Frederick Weisberg is currently a senior judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and teaches regularly in the Trial Advocacy Workshop at Harvard Law School. He lives in Washington, DC. Gregory E. Mize is currently a senior judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia and is an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center. He lives in Washington, DC. Klappentext Behind every courtroom trial is a judge tasked with making a life-altering decision—this is their “engaging and bracingly honest” (National Catholic Reporter) side of the story “Provides an invaluable public service, as the judicial branch is perpetually shrouded in mystery.”—Justin Driver, The Washington Post Prosecutors and defense attorneys have it easy—all they have to do is to present the evidence and make arguments. It’s the judges who have the heavy lift: they are the ones who have to make the ultimate decisions, many of which have profound consequences on the lives of the people standing in front of them. In Tough Cases, called “powerful collection of inside information about some of the most interesting and high-pro?le cases of our times” by former prosecutor Paul Butler, a remarkable group of judges—from family court to tribal court to the federal bench—pull back the curtain on the most challenging cases of their careers,...
