With Liberty and Justice for Some: A Critique of the Conservative Supreme Court

The conservative majority that has dominated the Supreme Court for over a decade was engineered by presidents who claimed to have depoliticized the courts and promoted judicial restraint. Yet the result has been a steady stream of opinions that limit individual rights far more than is commonly understood. In With Liberty and Justice for Some, David Kairys presents a fascinating analysis of the changes brought about by the Reagan-Bush courts, changes that will long outlive those administrations.

David Kairys is Professor of Law at Temple University Law School. One of the nation’s leading civil rights lawyers, he recently represented an African American FBI agent who successfully sued for racial harassment, and he argued a free speech case for Dr. Benjamin Spock before the Supreme Court. Professor Kairys is the editor of The Politics of Law.