The Fear of Too Much Justice

Race, Poverty, and the Persistence of Inequality in the Criminal Courts

Stephen B. Bright
James Kwak

  • "Only Steve Bright could write such a clear and poignant indictment of criminal injustice in America."

    John Grisham

  • "An urgently needed analysis of our collective failure to confront and overcome racial bias and bigotry, the abuse of power, and the death penalty's profound unfairness."

    Bryan Stevenson

  • "Everyone needs to read this book."

    Poppy Harlow
    CNN

  • "Steve Bright is just a towering figure in the world of death penalty defense and human rights in the United States."

    Emily Bazelon

Read about Stephen Bright’s education and career in Kentucky Alumni

Read Linda Greenhouse’s book review in The New York Review of Books

Read Ed Pilkington’s profile of Stephen Bright, “one of America’s great justice warriors,” in The Guardian

Stephen Bright with Dahlia Lithwick on Amicus

Stephen Bright with James Forman, Jr., on PBS Great Conversations

Stephen Bright with Poppy Harlow
on CNN This Morning