Does the U.S. Constitution force us to liv e under the rule of nine robed lawyers? Many Americans assume that it does. It is commonly said that the Supreme Court has always had the power to dec ide what the Constitution means and to strike down any act of Congress that violates the justices’ dictates. But what if that isn’t accurate? What if the Court was not given the power it now wields\, but rather seized it? Tha t is the revelation of Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan’s masterful new account of the Supreme Court. In a sweeping narrative of over 200 years of American history\, they demonstrat e that “judicial supremacy” was not written into the Constitution and has always been challenged as fundamentally at odds with it. Join in for a pane l discussion of this new book with HLS authors Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Ren an and discussant HLS Professor Guy-Uriel Charles. Registration Required. Copies of the book will be a vailable for purchase on site. The Faculty Book Talk series from HLSL is s ponsored by the HLS Dean’s Office.
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