This is a 2014 publication and I am just getting around to reviewing. I found this book to be very interesting though I had already agreed with most of the author's ideas or what he was trying to say as far as the Supreme court has and still is looking out for business mostly big business. That has been the way it has been since the beginning of our country.
Really one just needs to think about the words all men are created equal. Yet the Supreme court in the late 1700s, 1800’s until today it is still not the case. The U.S. Government still has rules and regulations for American Indians on what percentage of blood qualifies you to be Native American. This is backed up by the Court.
I really would have liked the author to have gone into more detail with some of the cases that affected the course of our Nation and how they led to a huge change for both good and bad. For there was a time in the 50’s and early ’60s when a change was happening and the court was the cause for a lot of that change. Including laws to protect rights when getting arrested for example. The ’60s was when the court started the Miranda warning that everyone now takes for granted.
Those kinds of examples would have been nice along with how railroads and other big businesses were allowed to take land and really do whatever they wanted.
Overall the book was good.