Scalia Dissents: Writings of the Supreme Court's Wittiest, Most Outspoken Justice
Brilliant.  Colorful.  Visionary.  Tenacious.  Witty.   Since his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1986, Associate Justice Antonin Scalia has been described as all of these things and for good reason.  He is perhaps the best-known justice on the Supreme Court today and certainly the most controversial.  Yet most Americans have probably not read even one of his several hundred Supreme Court opinions. In Scalia Dissents, Kevin Ring, former counsel to the U.S. Senate’s Constitution Subcommittee, lets Justice Scalia speak for himself.  This volume—the first of its kind— showcases the quotable justice’s take on many of today’s most contentious constitutional debates, including:   * Affirmative Action "In the eyes of government, we are just one race here. It is American."   * Religious Freedom "A priest has as much liberty to proselytize as a patriot." * Judicial Activism "No government official is ‘tempted’ to place restraints on his own freedom of action, which is why Lord Acton did not say ‘Power tends to purify.’" * Abortion "It thus appears the mansion of constitutionalized abortion law, constructed overnight in Roe v. Wade, must be disassembled doorjamb by doorjamb…"Scalia Dissents contains over a dozen of the justice’s most compelling and controversial opinions.  Ring also provides helpful background on the opinions and a primer on Justice Scalia’s judicial philosophy.Scalia Dissents is the perfect book for readers who love scintillating prose and penetrating insight on the most important constitutional issues of our time.