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Book SynopsisTough Cases stands out as a genuine revelation. . . . Our most distinguished judges should follow the lead of this groundbreaking volume.
Justin Driver, The Washington Post
A rare and illuminating view of how judges decide dramatic legal casesLaw and Order from behind the benchincluding the Elián González, Terri Schiavo, and Scooter Libby cases Prosecutors and defense attorneys have it easyall 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, judges from different kinds of courts in different parts of the country write about the case that proved most difficult for them to decide. Some of these cases received international attention: the Elián González case in which Judge Jennifer Bailey had to decide whethe
