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The Fear of Too Much Justice

Amicus With Dahlia Lithwick | Law, justice, and the courts

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The Importance of Race in the Criminal Justice System

In a 1987 dissent, Justice Brennan said that Justice Powell seemed to be afraid of quote, too much justice. That phrase has just resonated with me over and over again," she says. "The poor people and the black people are the people that get the brunt of the system"

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