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“The book provides a nuanced insight into the relationship of U.S.-born Mexicans and Mexican Americans confronting a criminal justice system as an underrepresented minority. In near Kafkian situations, the protagonists face bizarre and surrealistic situations and incomprehensible institutionalized bureaucratic powers overlayed with racism and sexism. It provides insights into the alienation and anxiety that minorities confront in the courts through the lens of a self-proclaimed rascuache lawyer and professor.” - Avelardo Valdez, author of Mexican American Girls and Gang Violence: Beyond Risk “Ordinary Injustice provides a real-life story of a toxic relationship between two students that escalates into a possible life sentence in prison. If it were not for the rascuache legal defense team, it is hard to imagine a better outcome. If only everyone had such a defense!” - Robert J. DurÁn, author of The Gang Paradox: Inequalities and Miracles on the U.S.-Mexico Border

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Alfredo MirandÉ is a distinguished professor of sociology and ethnic studies at the University of California, Riverside. He holds a PhD in sociology from the University of Nebraska and a JD from Stanford University. MirandÉ is a member of the State Bar of California and a practicing attorney who has published twelve books and numerous articles.

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