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The book was described as a wonderful memoir, talking about the author's long career in law and on the bench, and covering the Internet and FCC net neutrality cases in which he presided. It was mentioned that the author differentiated between what he would do as a policymaker versus what he had to do as a judge.
It's called Vision, A Memoir of Blindness and Justice.
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The book was described as a wonderful memoir, talking about the author's long career in law and on the bench, and covering the Internet and FCC net neutrality cases in which he presided. It was mentioned that the author differentiated between what he would do as a policymaker versus what he had to do as a judge.
It's called Vision, A Memoir of Blindness and Justice.
I say in my book, and I've always thought this is true, and I suspect Judge Gertner would say exactly the same thing.
One of the hardest things to do as a judge, and I think the sign of a judge, is to be able to produce an opinion that produces a result that's different than you would have if you were a member of Congress.
I say in my book that, you know, no one knows. And the only thing I can think of in the long run to resolve this problem is for everybody to vote.
I say in my book that, you know, no one knows.