黑人工人卡尔（塞缪尔•杰克逊 Samuel L. Jackson 饰）十岁的女儿被两个白人蹂躏了，在那种族歧视盛行的岁月，卡尔不相信法律能帮他和女儿讨回公道。于是，他径自找到了那个家伙并将他们射杀。复仇后的卡尔直接来到了警察局投案自首。
年轻律师杰克（马修•麦康纳 Matthew McConaughey 饰）被指派为卡尔的辩护律师，由于卡尔根本不相信法律会对黑人公正，所以他和杰克没有达成一致。果然，庭上卡尔收到了不公正的对待。法律系那大学生艾伦（桑德拉•布洛克 Sandra Bullock 饰）这时出现了，她站在杰克这一边，决定为卡尔做无罪辩护。
虽然杰克获得了支持，但他的生活却受到了极大的威胁：当地的三K党用尽各种方法要挟杰克，甚至威胁要炸毁他的房子！卡尔看到了杰克和其他人的努力，他决定和众人团结一致，为公义而战。
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the meijubar.net best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.
Nick Fallin is a hotshot lawyer working at his father's ultrasuccessful Pittsburgh law firm. Unfortunately, the high life has gotten the meijubar.net best of Nick. Arrested for drug use, he's sentenced to do 1,500 hours of community service, somehow to be squeezed into his 24/7 cutthroat world of mergers, acquisitions and board meetings. Reluctantly, he's now The Guardian - a part-time child advocate at Legal Aid Services, where one case after another is an eye-opening instance of kids caught up in difficult circumstances.
