The Dissenter

“Former Louisiana Supreme Court Chief Justice Bernette Johnson’s fiery dissents on mass incarceration and sentencing in America’s most carceral state garnered international attention. But the rise of the first Black woman on the court was characterized by one battle after another with the Deep South’s white power structure.”

Author: Elon Green
Source: The Appeal
Published: Mar 2, 2021
Length: 37 minutes (9,288 words)
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