I Dissent: Great Opposing Opinions in Landmark Supreme Court Cases

by David Zinn and Mark V. Tushnet

Book Overview

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 thirteen famous dissents-from...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0807000361
• ISBN13: 9780807000366
• Release Date: June 2008
• Publisher: Beacon Press
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 0.82 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.6"