We Dissent: Talking Back to the Rehnquist Court, Eight Cases That Subverted Civil Liberties and Civil Rights

by Michael Avery

The lawyers and legal commentators who contribute to We Dissent unanimously agree that during Chief Justice William Rehnquist's nineteen-year tenure, the Supreme Court failed to adequately protect civil liberties and civil rights. This is evident in majority opinions written for numerous cases heard by the Rehnquist Court, and eight of those cases are re-examined here, with contributors offering dissents to the Court's decisions. The Supreme...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0814707238
• ISBN13: 9780814707234
• Release Date: January 2009
• Publisher: New York University Press
• Length: 245 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.5" x 9.2"