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Kaplan, David A., 1956-
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United States. Supreme Court.
Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
Constitutional law -- United States.
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Kaplan, David A., 1956-
United States. Supreme Court.
Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
Constitutional law -- United States.
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The
most
dangerous
branch
:
inside
the
Supreme
Court
's
assault
on the
Constitution
/ David A. Kaplan.
by
Kaplan, David A., 1956-
Crown, 2018.
Call #:
347.7326 K17m
Subjects
United States.
Supreme
Court
.
Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
Constitutional law -- United States.
ISBN:
9781524759902 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
xiv, 446 p., 8 unnumbered pages of plates : ill.,
most
of which are in col. ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 375-417) and index.
Contents:
Introduction: The end of the world as they knew it -- Prologue: Death at the ranch -- The marble temple -- No. 9 -- Confirmation world -- Deploying the warhead -- The institutionalist and the notorious -- The left flank -- The right flank -- Deus ex machina -- Sleeping giant -- The runaway
court
-- Revenge of the right -- James Madison made us do it -- For the love of money -- A disdain for democracy -- Roe by any other name? -- Epilogue: A less
dangerous
branch
.
Summary:
"In a richly reported, behind-the-scenes portrait of the
Supreme
Court
and the secret world of its nine justices, veteran national journalist David A. Kaplan shows how the
Court
, far from being the "least
dangerous
branch
" of government, in the words of Alexander Hamilton, has become in many respects the
most
dangerous
branch
, subverting democracy and betraying the
Constitution
. Never before has the
Supreme
Court
been more central to American politics. A sizable percentage of voters in the
most
recent presidential election chose a candidate based largely on who they thought Hillary Clinton or Donald Trump would nominate to replace the fiery Antonin Scalia. In the face of a dysfunctional and paralyzed Congress, it is the
Court
, rather than our elected officials, that decides such divisive issues as gerrymandering, abortion, gun rights, voting rights, same sex marriage, immigration, and campaign finance. In a sweeping narrative that examines the personalities and quirks of the Justices, The
Most
Dangerous
Branch
shows how, going as far back as Roe v Wade, the
Court
has re-shaped America'
s
political and social landscape in key cases on the left and the right. As much as the Chief Justice claims to be only calling balls and strikes, in fact the
Court
has not hesitated to put its collective thumb on the scale of justice to swing the law in the majority'
s
direction. As a result, nine nonelected life-tenured lawyers, trained at but two elite universities (Harvard and Yale) have taken it upon themselves to decide the fate and direction of the nation. Kaplan'
s
book gets at the heart of who these Justices are, and uncovers their personal agendas -- including that of Neil Gorsuch, President Trump'
s
impatient and quietly radical new appointee. And with the retirement of even a single justice, the
Court
could, under Trump and a filibuster-proof Senate, be transformed into a insurmountable conservative voting block that will reign even more
supreme
over America for a generation"--From publisher.
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