This book examines the controversy surrounding the conventional wisdom that the Court is the guardian of the Constitution and the ultimate defender of our liberties.
In the wake of the Roe v. Wade decision, the Supreme Court has undergone a crisis of legitimacy--engendered by its preoccupation with "fundamental rights." This book examines the controversy surrounding the conventional wisdom that the Court is the guardian of, as well as the final authoriy on, the Constitution and the ultimate defender of our liberties.
This book is part of AEI's series, The Rights Explosion, devoted to assessing the founders' views of constitutional rights and their modern transformation.
Robert Licht is a resident scholar at AEI.