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Sep. 27, 2014
Review: A flawed case against the Supreme Court
Erwin Chemerinsky undertakes an ambitious review of the Supreme Court's history in his new book. He conveys his criticism in strong, clear language. But that criticism is mostly a restatement of conventional liberal ideology.
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David A. DeGroot is an attorney in San Francisco
Near the end of his new book, "The Case Against the Supreme Court" (published Thursday), Erwin Chemerinsky writes, "From the outset, in writing this book, I was concerned that it would be criticized as a liberal's whining that the court's decisions have not been liberal enough."
He was right to be concerned. Chemerinsky undertakes an ambitious review of the Supreme Court's history. From Dred Scott to the Roberts court, Chemerinsky methodically catalogs the shortcomi...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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