Mark V. Tushnet
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Pub. Date
2018
Description
For the first time, a collection of dissents from the most famous Supreme Court cases.
If American history can truly be traced through the majority decisions in landmark Supreme Court cases, then what about the dissenting opinions? In issues of race, gender, privacy, workers' rights, and more, would advances have been impeded or failures rectified if the dissenting opinions were in fact the majority opinions?
In offering 13 famous dissents - from...