Rich walk. Poor go to jail. AMY BACH (2009)-ORDINARY INJUSTICE
Written on February 28th, 2025When Trump sits in the White House dispensing pardons to other convicted felons – and an ambassadorship or two, when he was able to run out the clock on justice with his political donors paying most of his legal bills, when so many actions this administration has taken in the first month serve to eliminate or disable accountability or oversight… Here’s my 2009 conversation with Amy Bach about how the legal system systematically fails regular people every day. The rich walk, the poor go to prison. Her book ORDINARY INJUSTICE shows how – in the name of expedience – legal professionals collaborate rather than face off, sacrificing defendants and victims to keep the court calendar moving.
AMY BACH (2009) Why Justice Loses on a Daily Basis in America’s Courts
Written on April 9th, 2021Attorney AMY BACH spent eight years investigating the chronic lapses in courts across America. Lawyers sleep through trials. False confessions and mistaken eye-witnesses convict the innocent. The rich walk, the poor go to prison. Her book, ORDINARY INJUSTICE, reveals a culture of complicity among prosecutors, defenders, and judges that rewards shoddiness and sacrifices defendants and victims to keep the court calendar moving.
Q&A: AMY BACH, Author – ORDINARY INJUSTICE
Written on February 13th, 2015 |
