Sweet Land of Liberty?: The Supreme Court and Individual Rights

The Supreme Court of the United States enjoys a reputation, popularly undisputed, as the great protector of our inalienable rights to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The book dramatically challenges that reputation. It proves, on the contrary, that the Supreme Court is our most consistent destroyer of individual rights – and always has been. The book explains how the Court has failed to live up to its Constitutional mandate. More importantly, it explains why. The author – Professor Emeritus of Constitutional Law – examines and dissects some sixty major Supreme Court decisions in seven crucial areas of the law which affect all our lives: business, property, contracts, religion, sex, speech and slavery. Traditional distinctions such as liberal and conservative are irrelevant is assessing blame, for both sides of the ideological coin are responsible.