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Doing Justice
by Preet Bharara • 2019
Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.
4.27
6k+
Doing Justice Summary
Doing Justice 90%
Every charging decision is a moral wager. A former U.S. Attorney lays out the odds.
by Preet Bharara 2019
4.27
6k+ ratings
50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know
by Ben Dupré • 2013
50 ethical ideas that show why your moral intuitions have a 2,000-year history.
3.83
121
50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know Summary
50 Ethics Ideas You Really Need to Know 90%
50 ethical ideas that show why your moral intuitions have a 2,000-year history.
by Ben Dupré 2013
3.83
121 ratings
The Rule of Law
by Tom Bingham • 2010
Eight standards for the rule of law. Cross them, and a lawful state becomes tyranny.
4.09
3k+
The Rule of Law Summary
The Rule of Law 89%
Eight standards for the rule of law. Cross them, and a lawful state becomes tyranny.
by Tom Bingham 2010
4.09
3k+ ratings
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+
Fake Law Summary
Fake Law 89%
The legal myths Britain believes aren't random. They were built to weaken your access to justice.
by The Secret Barrister 2020
4.18
5k+ ratings
The Discipline of Law
by Baron Alfred Denning • 1979
The law is not a machine of rules, but a craft of words wielded toward justice.
4.17
126
The Discipline of Law Summary
The Discipline of Law 89%
The law is not a machine of rules, but a craft of words wielded toward justice.
by Baron Alfred Denning 1979
4.17
126 ratings
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
The Tyranny of Good Intentions Summary
The Tyranny of Good Intentions 89%
Good intentions retooled criminal justice into a weapon, and the Constitution is losing.
by Paul Craig Roberts 2000
4.06
127 ratings
Thinking Like a Lawyer
by Frederick Schauer • 2009
What if legal reasoning means following rules you know are wrong? An anatomy of the lawyer's mind.
3.89
323
Thinking Like a Lawyer Summary
Thinking Like a Lawyer 89%
What if legal reasoning means following rules you know are wrong? An anatomy of the lawyer's mind.
by Frederick Schauer 2009
3.89
323 ratings
Life Of Crime
by Harry Ognall • 2018
A British judge on prosecuting the Ripper, freeing Stagg, and the case that still haunts him.
3.70
841
Life Of Crime Summary
Life Of Crime 89%
A British judge on prosecuting the Ripper, freeing Stagg, and the case that still haunts him.
by Harry Ognall 2018
3.70
841 ratings
The Inside Counsel Revolution
by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. • 2016
The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.
3.77
43
The Inside Counsel Revolution Summary
The Inside Counsel Revolution 89%
The general counsel's impossible job: help the business win, then tell it when it can't.
by Benjamin W. Heineman Jr. 2016
3.77
43 ratings
Rebooting Justice
by Benjamin H. Barton • 2017
Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.
3.90
29
Rebooting Justice Summary
Rebooting Justice 88%
Justice is too expensive for most Americans. The surprising cure: fewer lawyers and smarter systems.
by Benjamin H. Barton 2017
3.90
29 ratings
The Quest for Cosmic Justice
by Thomas Sowell • 1999
Justice: once impartial rules, now equal results. The change quietly costs freedom and safety.
4.38
3k+
The Quest for Cosmic Justice Summary
The Quest for Cosmic Justice 88%
Justice: once impartial rules, now equal results. The change quietly costs freedom and safety.
by Thomas Sowell 1999
4.38
3k+ ratings
The Secret Barrister
by The Secret Barrister • 2018
A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.
3.88
23k+
The Secret Barrister Summary
The Secret Barrister 88%
A barrister reveals how criminal courts became an assembly line, and who pays the price.
by The Secret Barrister 2018
3.88
23k+ ratings
The Quest for a Moral Compass
by Kenan Malik • 2014
Every civilization searched for right and wrong. None of them arrived at the same place.
4.14
530
The Quest for a Moral Compass Summary
The Quest for a Moral Compass 88%
Every civilization searched for right and wrong. None of them arrived at the same place.
by Kenan Malik 2014
4.14
530 ratings
Briefly
by David Mills Daniel • 2007
The only moral absolute is love, and it decides what is right in every situation.
3.79
205
Briefly Summary
Briefly 88%
The only moral absolute is love, and it decides what is right in every situation.
by David Mills Daniel 2007
3.79
205 ratings
It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong
by Andrew P. Napolitano • 2011
Government doesn't give you your rights; it just punishes anyone who proves it.
4.26
261
It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong Summary
It Is Dangerous to Be Right When the Government Is Wrong 88%
Government doesn't give you your rights; it just punishes anyone who proves it.
by Andrew P. Napolitano 2011
4.26
261 ratings
Reading the Constitution
by Stephen Breyer • 2024
Text isn't enough. A Supreme Court justice shows what else judges must consider.
3.98
1k+
Reading the Constitution Summary
Reading the Constitution 88%
Text isn't enough. A Supreme Court justice shows what else judges must consider.
by Stephen Breyer 2024
3.98
1k+ ratings
The Abolition of Man
by C.S. Lewis • 1943
The final product of denying objective value is not freedom but a humanity ruled by impulse.
4.12
42k+
The Abolition of Man Summary
The Abolition of Man 88%
The final product of denying objective value is not freedom but a humanity ruled by impulse.
by C.S. Lewis 1943
4.12
42k+ ratings
Correct, Not Politically Correct
by Frank Turek • 2008
Same-sex marriage wasn't about rights. It sought endorsement, and children pay the price.
3.30
334
Correct, Not Politically Correct Summary
Correct, Not Politically Correct 88%
Same-sex marriage wasn't about rights. It sought endorsement, and children pay the price.
by Frank Turek 2008
3.30
334 ratings
Graven Images
by Dietrich von Hildebrand • 1957
Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.
4.17
12
Graven Images Summary
Graven Images 88%
Your conscience may be a counterfeit, shaped by pride, not goodness. A philosopher explains how.
by Dietrich von Hildebrand 1957
4.17
12 ratings
Punishment Without Crime
by Alexandra Natapoff • 2018
Thirteen million people are swept through local courts each year, and no one is watching.
4.16
441
Punishment Without Crime Summary
Punishment Without Crime 88%
Thirteen million people are swept through local courts each year, and no one is watching.
by Alexandra Natapoff 2018
4.16
441 ratings
Whose Justice? Which Rationality?
by Alasdair MacIntyre • 1988
Neutral reason is a myth. Every standard of justice carries the history of a specific tradition.
4.24
409
Whose Justice? Which Rationality? Summary
Whose Justice? Which Rationality? 88%
Neutral reason is a myth. Every standard of justice carries the history of a specific tradition.
by Alasdair MacIntyre 1988
4.24
409 ratings
Nothing But The Truth
by The Secret Barrister • 2022
Criminal justice is held together by desperation and duct tape; a barrister's diary proves it.
4.07
4k+
Nothing But The Truth Summary
Nothing But The Truth 88%
Criminal justice is held together by desperation and duct tape; a barrister's diary proves it.
by The Secret Barrister 2022
4.07
4k+ ratings
The Moral Landscape
by Sam Harris • 2010
Facts and values aren't separate. Well-being is the bridge, and the brain is the evidence.
3.90
24k+
The Moral Landscape Summary
The Moral Landscape 88%
Facts and values aren't separate. Well-being is the bridge, and the brain is the evidence.
by Sam Harris 2010
3.90
24k+ ratings
Moral Minds
by Marc Hauser • 2006
Morality runs on innate grammar, like language, shared across cultures, revealed in the brain.
3.74
1k+
Moral Minds Summary
Moral Minds 88%
Morality runs on innate grammar, like language, shared across cultures, revealed in the brain.
by Marc Hauser 2006
3.74
1k+ ratings
Terror
by Ferdinand von Schirach • 2015
A pilot shot down a hijacked plane to save a stadium. Now you are his jury.
4.16
10k+
Terror Summary
Terror 88%
A pilot shot down a hijacked plane to save a stadium. Now you are his jury.
by Ferdinand von Schirach 2015
4.16
10k+ ratings
Just Mercy
by Bryan Stevenson • 2014
Alabama framed a black man for murder: one Harvard lawyer came south to fight it.
4.62
265k+
Just Mercy Summary
Just Mercy 88%
Alabama framed a black man for murder: one Harvard lawyer came south to fight it.
by Bryan Stevenson 2014
4.62
265k+ ratings
Life Without Lawyers
by Philip K. Howard • 2009
America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.
3.65
176
Life Without Lawyers Summary
Life Without Lawyers 88%
America didn't add too many laws. Law itself became the mindset, and common sense lost.
by Philip K. Howard 2009
3.65
176 ratings
Rights Talk
by Mary Ann Glendon • 1991
American law won't require you to rescue a drowning stranger. That gap explains our broken politics.
4.06
124
Rights Talk Summary
Rights Talk 88%
American law won't require you to rescue a drowning stranger. That gap explains our broken politics.
by Mary Ann Glendon 1991
4.06
124 ratings
Eve Was Framed
by Helena Kennedy • 1992
British justice is blind, but not to a woman's marital status, sexual history, or race.
4.31
903
Eve Was Framed Summary
Eve Was Framed 88%
British justice is blind, but not to a woman's marital status, sexual history, or race.
by Helena Kennedy 1992
4.31
903 ratings
Criminal Genius
by James C. Oleson • 2016
High IQ does not deter crime; it just makes offenders smarter about getting away.
4.17
18
Criminal Genius Summary
Criminal Genius 88%
High IQ does not deter crime; it just makes offenders smarter about getting away.
by James C. Oleson 2016
4.17
18 ratings
The Forum and the Tower
by Mary Ann Glendon • 2011
Lasting law is a two-person job: a thinker and a ruler, together despite themselves.
3.95
66
The Forum and the Tower Summary
The Forum and the Tower 88%
Lasting law is a two-person job: a thinker and a ruler, together despite themselves.
by Mary Ann Glendon 2011
3.95
66 ratings
Justice on the Brink
by Linda Greenhouse • 2021
Ginsburg's death and Barrett's confirmation: the year the Supreme Court broke right.
4.01
725
Justice on the Brink Summary
Justice on the Brink 88%
Ginsburg's death and Barrett's confirmation: the year the Supreme Court broke right.
by Linda Greenhouse 2021
4.01
725 ratings
The Moral Life of Children
by Robert Coles • 1986
What if a six-year-old facing a mob has more moral clarity than a psychologist's theory?
3.82
68
The Moral Life of Children Summary
The Moral Life of Children 88%
What if a six-year-old facing a mob has more moral clarity than a psychologist's theory?
by Robert Coles 1986
3.82
68 ratings
How to Think Like a Lawyer--and Why
by Kim Wehle • 2022
The lawyer's toolkit for untangling problems, now for your family, health, and ballot-box choices.
3.36
310
How to Think Like a Lawyer--and Why Summary
How to Think Like a Lawyer--and Why 88%
The lawyer's toolkit for untangling problems, now for your family, health, and ballot-box choices.
by Kim Wehle 2022
3.36
310 ratings
Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer
by Michael Mansfield • 2009
A radical barrister's four-decade brief against the British legal system's claim to justice.
4.01
157
Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer Summary
Memoirs of a Radical Lawyer 88%
A radical barrister's four-decade brief against the British legal system's claim to justice.
by Michael Mansfield 2009
4.01
157 ratings
The Prosecutor
by Nazir Afzal • 2020
He reversed the decision on the Rochdale gangs. Then he had to prove they were guilty.
4.42
1k+
The Prosecutor Summary
The Prosecutor 88%
He reversed the decision on the Rochdale gangs. Then he had to prove they were guilty.
by Nazir Afzal 2020
4.42
1k+ ratings
The Right to Privacy
by Ellen Alderman • 1995
Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.
3.96
339
The Right to Privacy Summary
The Right to Privacy 88%
Privacy: the fundamental right the Constitution never names, and the court cases that invented it.
by Ellen Alderman 1995
3.96
339 ratings
How Judges Think
by Richard A. Posner • 2008
Judges aren't umpires. They're workers with incentives and ideology who make law, not just find it.
3.83
382
How Judges Think Summary
How Judges Think 88%
Judges aren't umpires. They're workers with incentives and ideology who make law, not just find it.
by Richard A. Posner 2008
3.83
382 ratings
Pure Murder
by Corey Mitchell • 2008
Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.
3.97
1k+
Pure Murder Summary
Pure Murder 87%
Two girls, one shortcut, six boys. What happened in that Houston park rewrote Texas law.
by Corey Mitchell 2008
3.97
1k+ ratings
International Law
by Malcolm N. Shaw • 1991
From treaty-making to the laws of war: how international law governs relations between states.
4.20
434
International Law Summary
International Law 87%
From treaty-making to the laws of war: how international law governs relations between states.
by Malcolm N. Shaw 1991
4.20
434 ratings
The Problem of Political Authority
by Michael Huemer • 2012
No social contract was ever signed. Every argument for state authority collapses under scrutiny.
4.39
715
The Problem of Political Authority Summary
The Problem of Political Authority 87%
No social contract was ever signed. Every argument for state authority collapses under scrutiny.
by Michael Huemer 2012
4.39
715 ratings
The Street Lawyer
by John Grisham • 1998
A hostage crisis compels a corporate lawyer to defend the very people his firm evicted.
3.89
124k+
The Street Lawyer Summary
The Street Lawyer 87%
A hostage crisis compels a corporate lawyer to defend the very people his firm evicted.
by John Grisham 1998
3.89
124k+ ratings
Critique of Practical Reason
by Immanuel Kant • 1788
Morality comes from reason alone, not feelings or consequences; through it we discover our freedom.
3.94
12k+
Critique of Practical Reason Summary
Critique of Practical Reason 87%
Morality comes from reason alone, not feelings or consequences; through it we discover our freedom.
by Immanuel Kant 1788
3.94
12k+ ratings
Adversarial Legalism
by Robert A. Kagan • 2003
The United States chose lawsuits over bureaucracy. Here is what that decision costs.
3.72
72
Adversarial Legalism Summary
Adversarial Legalism 87%
The United States chose lawsuits over bureaucracy. Here is what that decision costs.
by Robert A. Kagan 2003
3.72
72 ratings
The Rights Revolution
by Charles R. Epp • 1998
Judges didn't expand civil liberties. Organized plaintiffs, their lawyers, and their funders did.
3.79
42
The Rights Revolution Summary
The Rights Revolution 87%
Judges didn't expand civil liberties. Organized plaintiffs, their lawyers, and their funders did.
by Charles R. Epp 1998
3.79
42 ratings
On Confidence
by The School of Life • 2017
Sixteen words, two centuries: how the Commerce Clause built the American state and still divides it.
3.91
4k+
On Confidence Summary
On Confidence 87%
Sixteen words, two centuries: how the Commerce Clause built the American state and still divides it.
by The School of Life 2017
3.91
4k+ ratings
The Perils of Federalism
by Lisa L. Miller • 2008
Federalism rewards punitive interests. The communities hit hardest by crime stay shut out.
3.54
13
The Perils of Federalism Summary
The Perils of Federalism 87%
Federalism rewards punitive interests. The communities hit hardest by crime stay shut out.
by Lisa L. Miller 2008
3.54
13 ratings
The Jailhouse Lawyer
by Calvin Duncan • 2025
He taught himself law from death row, freed other inmates, and walked free after 28 years.
4.49
1k+
The Jailhouse Lawyer Summary
The Jailhouse Lawyer 87%
He taught himself law from death row, freed other inmates, and walked free after 28 years.
by Calvin Duncan 2025
4.49
1k+ ratings
Blind Injustice
by Mark Godsey • 2017
How good people convict the innocent: a former prosecutor on the cognitive traps built in justice.
4.39
345
Blind Injustice Summary
Blind Injustice 87%
How good people convict the innocent: a former prosecutor on the cognitive traps built in justice.
by Mark Godsey 2017
4.39
345 ratings
People vs. Donald Trump
by Mark Pomerantz • 2023
Why a veteran prosecutor quit after building the fraud case against Trump: the inside story.
4.06
753
People vs. Donald Trump Summary
People vs. Donald Trump 87%
Why a veteran prosecutor quit after building the fraud case against Trump: the inside story.
by Mark Pomerantz 2023
4.06
753 ratings
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