Synopses & Reviews
In The Next 25 Years, renowned First Amendment lawyer Martin Garbus, looks to the changing of the guard in the country’s highest court, presciently examining its impact on the future of our Republic. Drawing upon extensive knowledge of Constitutional law and legal precedents, Garbus, one of our most astute legal historians, defrocks the Bush administration’s grip over the judiciary as an extension of its own executive powers.
Looking to the gains of the New Deal and the civil rights era that ushered in a wave of social protections, expanding civil liberty and redressing legal inequalities that were first struck down with the Reconstruction Amendments, Garbus warns of the threat of an incoming “textualist” bench that wishes to roll back more than a century’s worth of hard-won reforms.
As the end of the Rehnquist court draws near and upon the announcement of John Roberts as new Supreme Court Justice, Garbus presents a clear-eyed first account of how the coming bench may imperil the “living constitution” and endanger the liberties of a generation.
Named by Time magazine as “legendary…one of the best trial lawyers in the country,” Martin Garbus has appeared before the United States Supreme Court and the highest courts throughout the nation. Newsweek, National Law Journal, and others cite Garbus as “America’s most prominent First Amendment lawyer.”
Synopsis
In The Next 25 Years, renowned First Amendment lawyer Martin Garbus examines what will be the impact of the new Supreme Court on the future of our republic. Drawing on extensive knowledge of Constitutional law and legal precedents, Garbus, one of our most astute legal historians, defrocks the executive branchs grip over the judiciary as an extension of its own executive powers. He warns of the threat of an incoming "textualist" bench that wishes to roll back more than a centurys worth of hard-won reforms. And he offers the first clear-eyed account of how the coming bench may imperil our way of life and endanger the liberties you may have thought were our inalienable rights.
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America's leading trial lawyer speaks on the ramifications of the Supreme Court nominations
About the Author
Named by Time Magazine as "legendary... one of the best trial lawyers in the country," Martin Garbus has appeared before the United States Supreme Court and the highest courts throughout the nation. Newsweek, the National Law Journal and others cite Garbus as America's "most prominent First Amendment lawyer" with an "extraordinarily diverse practice."