Introduction : The Constitution touches everyone -- Separate and unequal schools -- The imperious presidency -- Dismantling the wall separating church and state -- The vanishing rights of criminal defendants -- The erosion of individual liberties -- Closing the courthouse doors -- Conclusion : Reclaiming the Constitution
"The first step in reclaiming the protections of the Constitution, says Chemerinsky, is to recognize that right-wing justices are imposing their personal prejudices, not making neutral decisions about the scope of the Constitution, as they claim, or following the 'original meaning' of the Constitution."--Jacket