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by Lise Pearlman

Armed with a razor-sharp legal mind and imbued with a sense of fairness for all, retired Judge Lise Pearlman examines a dozen landmark trials in U.S. history in With Justice for Some. At the same time, the author paints a searing portrait of a society divided by class, caste, race and creed. Many, but not all, of the leading historical figures in this book, including Sacco and Vanzetti and “the Scottsboro Boys,” are members of minority groups or people of color. With a keen sense of balance, the author also exhumes the trials, and explores the tribulations of millionaire Harry K. Thaw, pro-Nazi celebrity Charles Lindberg and the legendary gamblers who fixed the 1919 World Series. With Justice for Some ought to be read, enjoyed, studied and heralded by lawyers, judges, defendants and fans of legendary lawyers such as Clarence Darrow . . .

Jonah Raskin, author of A Terrible Beauty: The Wilderness of American Literature

Anyone interested in history, courtroom drama or criminal justice should read this!

Barry Scheck, Co-Director of The Innocence Project

With Justice for Some is an expertly curated tour through some of our nation’s greatest legal scandals, offering dramatic accounts, vivid sketches of scoundrels and heroes, and keen insights not only into our history but contemporary events. By turns shocking and reassuring -- a pleasure to read.

Seth Rosenfeld, investigative journalist and author of Subversives: The FBI’s War on Student Radicals, and Reagan’s Rise to Power