Better Judgment: How Three Judges Are Bringing Justice Back to the Courts

"This book will renew your faith that the judiciary can strengthen democracy rather than diminish it."—Nicholas Thompson, CEO of The Atlantic

The weakening of the federal courts—and how they can restore their power and Americans' access to justice—told through the lives of three remarkable judges.

Despite the outsize public attention paid to the Supreme Court, federal trial courts are at the heart of US democracy. Through the stories of Jed Rakoff, Martha Vázquez, and Carlton Reeves, lawyer ...