02566 a2200289 4500 BJBSDDR 20251106154836.0 ta 251027s2024 nyu 00| 0 eng d 9780393867831 0393867838 eng BJBSDDR eng KF 9227 T877d 2024 Tsai, Robert L., 1971- 45475 Demand the impossible : one lawyer's pursuit of equal justice for all / Robert L. Tsai. New York, N.Y. : W.W. Norton & Company, 2024. 227 pages ; 24 cm. "Stephen Bright emerged on the scene as a cause lawyer in the early decades of mass incarceration, when inflammatory politics and harsh changes to criminal justice policy were crashing down on the most vulnerable members of society. He dedicated his career to unleashing social change by representing clients that society had long ago discarded, and advocated for all to receive a fair trial. In Demand the Impossible, Robert L. Tsai traces Bright's remarkable career to explore the legal ideas that were central to his relentless pursuit of equal justice. For nearly forty years, Bright led the Southern Center for Human Rights, a nonprofit that provided legal aid to incarcerated people and worked to improve conditions within the justice system. He argued four capital cases before the US Supreme Court--and won each one, despite facing an increasingly hostile bench. With each victory, he brought to light how the law itself had become corrupted by the country's thirst for severe punishment, exposing prosecutorial misconduct, continuing racial inequality, inadequate safeguards for people with intellectual disabilities, and the shameful quality of legal representation for the poor. Organized around these four major Supreme Court cases, each narrated in vivid and dramatic detail, Tsai's essential account explores the racism built into the criminal justice system and the incredible advancements one lawyer and his committed allies made for equal rights. An electrifying work of legal history, Demand the Impossible reveals how change can be won in even the most challenging times and how seemingly small victories can go on to have outsized effects. Bright, Stephen B., 1948- 45818 Pena de muerte 11812 Estados Unidos Derechos civiles Estados Unidos 184 Administración de justicia penal 465 Debido proceso Estados Unidos 20134 lcc BK rmza 125611 125611 0 0 lcc 0 0 CS BJB BJB CS 2025-10-27 0 KF 9227 T877d 2024 00000183720 2025-10-27 16:17:00 1 2025-10-27 BK