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  • I Dissent

  • Great Opposing Opinions in Landmark Supreme Court Cases
  • By: Mark Tushnet
  • Narrated by: Mark Tushnet
  • Length: 6 hrs and 39 mins
  • 4.5 out of 5 stars (6 ratings)

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I Dissent

By: Mark Tushnet
Narrated by: Mark Tushnet
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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 Marbury v. Madison and Brown v. Board of Education to Griswold v. Connecticut and Lawrence v. Texas, each edited with the judges' eloquence preserved - renowned Supreme Court scholar Mark Tushnet reminds us that court decisions are not pronouncements issued by the utterly objective, they are in fact political statements from highly intelligent but partisan people. Tushnet introduces listeners to the very concept of dissent in the courts and then provides useful context for each case, filling in gaps in the Court's history and providing an overview of the issues at stake. After each case, he considers the impact the dissenting opinion would have had if it had been the majority decision.

Lively and accessible, I Dissent offers a radically fresh view of the judiciary in a collection that is essential listening for anyone interested in American history.

©2008 Mark Tushnet (P)2018 Random House Audio
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"An important reminder that strong challenges have been made to the best and worst in American constitutional development and that responsibility for the best lies as much in the citizenry as Supreme Court justices." (Mark A. Graber, author of Dred Scott and the Problem of Constitutional Evil)

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