Right Wing Justice
Subtitle: The Conservative Campaign to Take Over the Courts (Nation Books)
Publisher: Nation Books
Published: April 7, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 328
ISBN-13: 9781560255666
Subjects: Political questions and judici; Supreme Court; Political Ideologies - Conservatism & Liberalism; U.S. Federal Judicial Bodies; U.S. Political Parties; Politics / Current Events; Law; Political questions and judicial power; Political Process - Political Parties; Courts - Supreme Court; Government - U.S. Government; History / Modern / 21st Century; United States; Courts - General; Conservatism; Judicial process
First sentence: Even a cursory glance at American history shows that a powerful politically shaped and oriented judiciary is nothing new.
Description: "In Right Wing Justice, Herman Schwartz reveals how successive Republican administrations and right wing think tanks have devised a strategy to "pack" the Supreme Court and lower courts with reactionary judges who are more identified with their ideological affiliation than their regard for the Constitution. The result? The rights of ordinary Americans are being eroded as Supreme Court rulings on abortion, school prayer, affirmative action, worker protection and economic regulation are challenged or overturned. The stolen 2000 election is just the most notorious example of what these partisan, right wing courts can achieve. Combining history with eye-witness testimony, Right Wing Justice is a vital wake-up call to all American citizens."--BOOK JACKET.