The case against the Supreme Court

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Label

The case against the Supreme Court

Statement of responsibility

Erwin Chemerinsky

Creator

• Chemerinsky, Erwin

Author

• Chemerinsky, Erwin

Subject

• Judicial review -- United States
• Political questions and judicial power -- United States
• United States, Supreme Court

Language

eng

Summary

Most Americans share the perception that the Supreme Court is objective, but Erwin Chemerinsky, one of the country's leading constitutional lawyers, shows that this is nonsense and always has been. The Court is made up of fallible individuals who base decisions on their own biases. Today, the Roberts Court is promoting a conservative agenda under the guise of following a neutral methodology, but notorious decisions, such as Bush vs. Gore and United Citizens, are hardly recent exceptions. This devastating book details, case by case, how the Court has largely failed throughout American history at its most important tasks and at the most important times. Only someone of Chemerinsky's stature and breadth of knowledge could take on this controversial topic. Powerfully arguing for term limits for justices and a reassessment of the institution as a whole. The Case Against the Supreme Court is a timely and important book that will be widely read and cited for decades to come

Cataloging source

DLC

Dewey number

347.73/26

Index

index present

LC call number

KF8742

LC item number

.C46 2014

Literary form

non fiction

Nature of contents

bibliography