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Courting Disaster: The Supreme Court & the Unmaking of American Law
Courting Disaster The Supreme Court the Unmaking of American Law Author:Martin Garbus In the fall of 2000, when the U.S. Supreme Court (SC) handed down the decision that effectively decided the presidency, the Court's politics were thrust onto center stage. But, the Court has been a hotbed of politics for years, & it's time we realized that the justices are no longer the protectors of truth. For more than a generation, the SC has... more » been quietly but aggressively rolling back legislation that has been fundamental to our justice system & economy since the days of Franklin Roosevelt. Laws concerning everything from abortion to the rights of suspects have been all but eviscerated. Garbus explicates the ways in which seemingly small decisions by the SC can & will precipitate radical changes in American life, unless we fight to restore the SC's objectivity.« less