{"product_id":"challenging-cases-russell-f-canan-9798893850208","title":"Challenging Cases: Judges Tell the Stories of High-Profile and Other Tough Cases","description":"\u003cb\u003eFollowing on the success of \u003cem\u003eTough Cases\u003c\/em\u003e, called \"A law buff's dream\" by headbutler.com, \u003cem\u003eChallenging Cases\u003c\/em\u003e collects judges' firsthand stories of deciding cases when the world is watching \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMost cases that judges decide garner little public attention. But occasionally, a case is tried both in the courtroom and in the court of public opinion. In \u003cem\u003eChallenging Cases\u003c\/em\u003e, some of the country's leading jurists talk about the most high-profile cases they've handled--ones where the eyes of the world were upon them.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether the defendant was a beloved major league baseball player, a movie star, or a well-known sex-offender, or whether the topic addressed an especially contentious aspect of the culture wars, these cases played out before millions of on-lookers, adding a whole new dimension to what is already a Solomonic responsibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn their previous book, \u003cem\u003eTough Cases\u003c\/em\u003e, called \"an unprecedented view from the bench\" by legal commentator Greta van Susteren, and \"a genuine revelation\" by Justin Driver in \u003cem\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/em\u003e, Judges Canan, Mize, and Weisberg made us privy to the thought processes of judges making some of their hardest legal decisions. In \u003cem\u003eChallenging Cases\u003c\/em\u003e, over a dozen judges from courts in DC, Texas, Seattle, Michigan, Maine, Buffalo, Virginia, and more speak to the added challenge of trials involving high-profile defendants. Cases include: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe perjury trial of Roger Clemens\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe sentencing of January 6th rioters\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe case of Dr. Larry Nassar, accused of the sexual abuse of hundreds of female athletes\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Kosovo international war crimes trial\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe Johnny Depp trial\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProviding the fodder for a whole new season of \u003cem\u003eLaw and Order\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eChallenging Cases\u003c\/em\u003e is for every actual and armchair legal beagle in the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell F. Canan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798893850208\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e New Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/09\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Russell F. Canan","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48442970112255,"sku":"9798893850208","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_88eed96a-61f4-4e28-8b2d-05533a0734c8.jpg?v=1777200973","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/challenging-cases-russell-f-canan-9798893850208","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}