If you could look beneath the blindfold worn by Lady Justice, would her eyes be closed? One of the nation's most influential judges suggests she would be giving a wink to prosecutors seated across from the defendant.

In the latest issue of Georgetown Law Journal, Judge Alex Kozinski of the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals turns a critical gaze toward America's criminal justice system. It's a long piece -- part diagnosis of ailments and part treatment -- with a broad sweep. But one of its major themes is prosecutorial advantage,...