The Case Against the Supreme Court

Chemerinsky, Erwin

ISBN 10: 0143128000 / ISBN 13: 9780143128007

Published by Penguin Books, 2015

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Synopsis:

Both historically and in the present, the Supreme Court has largely been a failure
 
In this devastating book, Erwin Chemerinsky―“one of the shining lights of legal academia” (The New York Times)―shows how, case by case, for over two centuries, the hallowed Court has been far more likely to uphold government abuses of power than to stop them. Drawing on a wealth of rulings, some famous, others little known, he reviews the Supreme Court’s historic failures in key areas, including the refusal to protect minorities, the upholding of gender discrimination, and the neglect of the Constitution in times of crisis, from World War I through 9/11.

No one is better suited to make this case than Chemerinsky. He has studied, taught, and practiced constitutional law for thirty years and has argued before the Supreme Court. With passion and eloquence, Chemerinsky advocates reforms that could make the system work better, and he challenges us to think more critically about the nature of the Court and the fallible men and women who sit on it.

About the Author: Erwin Chemerinsky is the founding dean, Distinguished Professor of Law, and Raymond Pryke Professor of First Amendment Law at the University of California, Irvine, School of Law. He has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, and the Boston Globe, among many other publications. He lives in Irvine, California.

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Case Against the Supreme Court
Publisher: Penguin Books
Publication Date: 2015
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: Acceptable