The Fear of Too Much Justice

Jul 29, 2023

50:36

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Episode notes

Introduction

2min

The Unfailing Test of Civilization

2min

The Death Penalty and the Race of the South

4min

The Death Pony: A Black Man's Story

3min

The Importance of Race in the Criminal Justice System

4min

The Give and Take of Plea Agreements

3min

The Asymmetrical Power of the Prosecutor in the Criminal Justice System

4min

The Power of Prosecutors

3min

The Fallacy of Progressive Prosecutors

2min

10.

The Fear of Too Much Justice

3min

11.

The Importance of Public Will in the Criminal Justice System

5min

12.

The Importance of Electing Judges

4min

13.

The Importance of Mental Illness in the Criminal Justice System

2min

14.

The Deinstitutionalization of the Mental Health System

2min

15.

The Importance of Hopefulness in Law School

4min

In Amicus’ summer series of conversations about books that expanded our thinking about justice and the courts, beyond the churn of headlines, Dahlia Lithwick is joined by death penalty lawyer, professor and author Stephen Bright to discuss his new book, The Fear of Too Much Justice: Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts.

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