The Doj, Recast: Independence, Records, Settlements
Six books on how presidential pressure, selective disclosure, and prosecutorial discretion are reshaping the Justice Department's independence and public record.
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InjusticeCarol Leonnig, Aaron C. DavisLeonnig and Davis document how presidential pressure and internal DOJ dynamics produce institutional failures relevant...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
Where Tyranny BeginsDavid Rohde, Eric Jason MartinRohde offers an investigative account of how a presidency bent DOJ and FBI practices, directly illuminating partisan...Shelf signal: The Presidency & Executive
The Jack Smith ReportJack SmithJack Smith’s report supplies primary-source prosecutorial findings that readers need to assess claims about...Shelf signal: Election Law
Why the Innocent Plead Guilty and the Guilty Go FreeJed S RakoffJed Rakoff’s legal essays explain systemic judicial and prosecutorial paradoxes that shape plea and charge practices...Shelf signal: Criminal Procedure
Justice on the BrinkLinda GreenhouseLinda Greenhouse’s history of the politicized court helps situate how DOJ actions interact with judicial doctrine and...Shelf signal: Courts & the Judiciary
The Declassification EngineMatthew Connelly, Chris Henry CoffeyConnelly’s work on secrecy and declassification explains how government record-keeping and selective disclosure reshape...Shelf signal: Intelligence & Spycraft