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Cohen, Adam (Adam Seth)
Subjects
United States. Supreme Court -- History.
Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
Equality before the law -- United States.
Discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Election law -- United States.
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Cohen, Adam (Adam Seth)
United States. Supreme Court -- History.
Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
Equality before the law -- United States.
Discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Election law -- United States.
MARC Display
Supreme
inequality
: the
Supreme
Court
's
fifty-year
battle
for a
more
unjust
America
/ Adam Cohen.
by
Cohen, Adam (Adam Seth)
Penguin Press, 2020.
Call #:
347.7326 C678s
Subjects
United States.
Supreme
Court
-- History.
Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
Equality before the law -- United States.
Discrimination -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Election law -- United States.
ISBN:
9780735221505
0735221502
Description:
xxix, 416 p., 8 unnumbered p. of plates : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-396) and index.
Contents:
Introduction -- One: Protecting the poor -- Two: Turning against the poor -- Three: Education -- Four: Campaign finance -- Five: Democracy -- six: Workers -- seven: Corporations -- Eight: Criminal justice -- Conclusion.
Summary:
"From New York Times bestselling author Adam Cohen, a revelatory examination of the conservative direction of the
Supreme
Court
over the last fifty years since the Nixon administration. In the early 1960s, the
Supreme
Court
led by Chief Justice Earl Warren was at the height of its power, expanding civil rights for the poor and minorities and promoting equality in dramatic ways through rulings such as Brown v Board of Education and establishing the "Miranda warning" for persons in police custody. But when Warren announced his retirement in 1968, newly elected President Richard Nixon, who had been working tirelessly behind the scenes to put a stop to what he perceived as the
Court
's liberal agenda, had his new administration launch a total assault on the Warren
Court
's egalitarian victories, moving to dismantle its legacy and replace liberal justices with others
more
loyal to his views. During his six years in office, he appointed four justices to the
Supreme
Court
, thereby setting its course for the next fifty years. In
Supreme
Inequality
, Adam Cohen surveys the most significant
Supreme
Court
rulings since Nixon and exposes how rarely the
Court
has veered away from a pro-corporate agenda. Contrary to what Americans might like to believe, the
Court
does not protect equally the rights of the poor and disadvantaged, and, in fact, hasn't for decades. Many of the greatest successes of the Warren
Court
, such as school desegregation, labor unions, voting rights, and class action suits, have been abandoned in favor of rulings that protect privileged Americans who tend to be white, wealthy, and powerful. As the nation comes to grips with two newly Trump-appointed justices, Cohen proves beyond doubt that the trajectory of today'
s
Court
is the result of decisions made fifty years ago, decisions that have contributed directly and grievously to our nation'
s
soaring
inequality
. An triumph of American legal, political, and social history,
Supreme
Inequality
holds to account the highest
court
in the land, and should shake to its core any optimistic faith we might have in it to provide checks and balances"--Publisher.
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