Pros & Cons
Pros
Chemerinsky suggests a merit-based selection process and recognition that justices will be the product of the politicians who nominate and approve them. Each party could appoint an equal number of judges, with the judges themselves appointing the othe... Read More
The case against the supreme court shows justices determining the functioning of society through their own lenses, religion, and political bents. This is a frank and clear exposition of how the supreme court has perpetuated slavery and other injustice... Read More
This is not a jeremiad but a heartfelt plea to make the supreme court he so deeply reveres even better, and in so doing avoid repeating the mistakes of the past. He concludes that these are processes that a society puts in place to provide guidance du... Read More
Cons
Confusion, contradiction, and incoherence of the book's first 200 pages raises the inference that this book was not offered with any kind of seriousness. The author is aware of this literature but unwilling to engage it. The book says the author was t... Read More
Although it is always defensible to simplify and condense when writing for a general audience, it is never acceptable to misrepresent in this manner.
Having filled up the debit side of the ledger with 200+ years' worth of supreme court failure, chemerinksi needs to do more than simply drop two cases into the credit column.
Highlights
Quality
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Chemerinsky who spends most of these pages laying out the various flaws associated with the court winds up by outlining and exp... Read More
Professor chemerinsky starts with the simplistic premise that the function of the sc is to protect the constitution against the... Read More
Chemerinsky has a few suggestions such as a meritbased selection process and recognition that justices will be the product of t... Read More
Price
Chemerinsky is a first class legal scholar
Packaging/appearance
It has been a difficult slog to get as far as we have and credit is due mostly to the warren court of the 1950s70s the way chem... Read More
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supreme, constitutional and most. - Our engine has profiled the reviewer patterns and has determined that there is minimal deception involved.
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- This product had a total of 101 reviews as of our last analysis date on Sep 26 2022.
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None on the court today are in the upper category
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Roberts is about like justice taney
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Alito belongs on ellis island
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I recommend the one on justice brennan by roger goldman and the book about thurgood marshall by roger goldman
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Chermerinsky is always engaging though i did not learn much new in this volume
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This court has long been anything but supreme
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And the men that have worn the prestigious robes of the institution have only sporadically deserved the moniker justice
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Wade and dismal disappointments citizens united the billionaires bill and voter discrimination legislation