Books Details
Author : David A. Kaplan Pages : pages Publisher : Random House
Audio Language : eng ISBN-10 : B07FTLPXR3 ISBN-13 :
Books Descriptions
In a revealing portrait of the Supreme Court, the former legal
affairs editor of Newsweek, David A. Kaplan, takes us into the
secret world of the nine justices. He shows how too often the
Court has become the most dangerous branch of government,
subverting the will of the people. The Supreme Court has never
been more central in American life. It is the justices, rather
than Congress and other elected officials, who decide the most
controversial social issues -- from abortion and same-sex
marriage, to gun control, campaign finance and voting rights.
Two centuries ago Alexander Hamilton described the Court as
"the least dangerous branch," but that's no longer true. The
Court is so important that many voters in the 2016 presidential
election made their choice based on whom they thought their
candidate would name to the Court. The most consequential
decision President Trump may have made was appointing Neil
Gorsuch, the new justice.Based on exclusive interviews with the
justices, dozens
