Publisher's Synopsis
In this series, Criminal Lawyers, Judges, Law Enforcement Officers and Reporters write about cases that still keep them up at night. There are four books in the series. The four books are focused on criminal law, Indigenous law, and passion for reform.
Book 1, Ross MacKay: The Saga of a Brilliant Criminal Lawyer By Jack Batten. As well as countless articles for such magazines as Maclean's, Rolling Stone and Toronto Life, Jack Batten has written more than forty books, many of which portray lawyers and judges in professional action in and out of courtrooms in every region of Canada.
Book 2, Benched: Passion for Law Reform. By Hon. Nancy Morrison. Nancy Morrison has practiced law and adjudicated in Ontario, Saskatchewan, BC, Yukon, and NWT. As a judge, she she served nine years on the British Columbia Provincial Criminal Court, and 15 years on the Supreme Court of British Columbia.
Book 3, Pine Box Parole: Terry Fitzsimmons and the Quest to End Solitary Confinement & Other True Cases.
By John L. Hill. John Hill is a lawyer who defends criminals and penitentiary inmates. He lectures internationally on prison law topics at conferences of the International Association of Psychiatry and the Law.
Book 4, Indigenous Justice: True Cases by Judges, Lawyers, and Law Enforcement Officers. Edited by Lorene Shyba PhD and Raymond Yakeleya. Lorene Shyba PhD is publisher and editor at Durvile & UpRoute and series editor of the True Cases series. Raymond Yakeleya is a Dene First Nations author, activist, and filmmaker, and is co-editor of Durvile's Indigenous Spirit series.
