03451cam a2200457 i 4500 114979 114979 BJBSDDR 20230411090713.0 ta 190128s2019 nyu b 000 0 eng 9781101946541 DLC eng DLC spa pcc n-us-ny KF 8755 D993d 2019 347.73 23 POL014000 LAW026000 POL040030 bisacsh Dwyer, Johnny, author. The Districts : stories of American justice from the Federal Courts / Johnny Dwyer. New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2019. x, 350 p. ; 25 cm text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Includes bibliographical references (pages 349-350). Downthehole -- Cooperation -- Lufthansa -- Retribution -- The border -- Trial tax -- Collateral consequences -- Override -- Market justice -- No victories -- Questions of Innocence -- Hijra -- 702 -- Shkin -- Hijra II -- DJ3 -- Hijra III -- Juror #27 -- Post-Tammany -- Reversals. "An unprecedented plunge into New York City's federal court system that gives us a revelatory picture of how our justice system, and the pursuit of justice, really works. A young Italian Mafioso helps get rid of a body in Queens. In Manhattan, a hedge fund portfolio manager misrepresents his company's assets to investors. At JFK International Airport, a college student returns from Jamaica with cocaine stuffed in the handle of her suitcase. These are just a few of the stories that come to life in this comprehensive look at the Southern District Court in Manhattan, and the Eastern District Court in Brooklyn--the two federal courts tasked with maintaining order in New York City. Johnny Dwyer takes us not just into the courtrooms but into the lives of those who enter through its doors: the judges and attorneys, prosecutors and defendants, winners and losers. He examines crimes we've read about in the papers or seen in movies and television--organized crime, terrorism, drug trafficking, corruption, and white-collar crime--and weaves in the nuances that rarely make it into headlines. Brimming with detail and drama, The Districts illuminates the meaning of intent, of reasonable doubt, of deception, and--perhaps most importantly of all--of justice"-- Provided by publisher. United States. District Court (New York : Eastern District). United States. District Court (New York : Southern District). District courts New York (State) New York. Criminal justice, Administration of New York (State) New York. POLITICAL SCIENCE / Political Freedom & Security / Law Enforcement. bisacsh LAW / Criminal Law / General. bisacsh POLITICAL SCIENCE / Government / Judicial Branch. bisacsh Federal district courts Online version: Dwyer, Johnny, author. Districts New York : Knopf, 2019 9781101946558 (DLC) 2019005226 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK lmm 0 0 0 0 CS BJB BJB APT 2021-02-08 0 KF 8755 D993d 2019 00000138191 2021-02-08 00:00:00 1 2021-02-08 BK