Ian Millhiser

Hard to listen to some of the inanity displayed by the justices but, wow, what an interesting story. Fascinating book. Absolutely highly recommend! Even though the recent court cases were better described that the historical ones, it's the historical cases that really make the book stellar. So many interesting views, such partisanship... such idiocy. There are so many things that I could have done with my life and being a judge would have been fascinating but what an incredibly frustrating job that must be. It's one thing to stand by and watch your colleagues do idiotic things - many of us have to do that on a near daily basis, but to watch your colleagues display such idiocy and then change the course of the United States because they believe in some god and devil or other crazy things... wow, just wow.

HIGHLY RECOMMEND (if you can tolerate frustration)… (más)

5357, Injustices The Supreme Court's History of Comforting the Comfortable and Afflicting the Afflicted, by Ian Millhiser (read 9 Mar 2016) This 2015 book is a study of Supreme Court history since the Civil War, setting out the sad story of how the Supreme Court misinterpreted the Civil War amendments and thus permitted Southern blacks to be denied the rights they should have had for almost a century. The book also shows other cases badly decided by the Court, including Lochner, Buck v. Bell,, and the ignoring of the First Amendment in cases arising during World War One. It likewise covers the sorry role of the anti-New Deal justices and the mistaken effort to expand the Court instead of being a bit more patient. And the book does justice to the good work of Earl Warren in getting a unanimous decision against school segregation. and other Warren Court advances. And the author shows how close the Court came to scuttling the Affordable Care Act. All in all, the book shows good things and bad things the Supreme Court has done in the past 150 years.… (más)