For eight years, the Roberts Court has been at the center of a constitutional maelstrom. In this acclaimed account, the much-honored, expert Supreme Court reporter Marcia Coyle reveals the fault lines in the conservative-dominated cou...

In time for the upcoming election season, Penguin presents a series of six portable, accessible, and—above all—essential reads from American political history, selected by leading scholars. Series editor Richard Beeman, author of ...

*A New York Times Bestseller*By the one-time federal prosecutor for the Southern District of New York, an important overview of the way our justice system works, and why the rule of law is essential to our survival as a society.Preet ...

Both historically and in the present, the Supreme Court has largely been a failure  In this devastating book, Erwin Chemerinsky—"one of the shining lights of legal academia" (The New York Times)—shows how, case by case,...

“Meticulously researched and engagingly written . . . a comprehensive indictment of the court’s rulings in areas ranging from campaign finance and voting rights to poverty law and criminal justice.” —Financial ...

An urgent, compact manifesto that will teach you how to protect your rights, your freedom, and your future when talking to police.Law professor James J. Duane became a viral sensation thanks to a 2008 lecture outlining the reasons why...

A revelatory look at the Warren Burger Supreme Court finds that it was not moderate or transitional, but conservative—and it shaped today's constitutional landscape. It is an "important book…a powerful corrective to the stand...

#1 NATIONAL BESTSELLER!\r\n \r\n Justice Anthony Kennedy slipped out of the Supreme Court building on June 27, 2018, and traveled incognito to the White House to inform President Donald Trump that he was retiring, setting in motion a ...

The official report and findings of the bipartisan Congressional investigation into the January 6 attack on the Capitol, and Donald Trump’s related coup conspiracies to overthrow the election, with an originally reported forewor...

In the bestselling tradition of The Nine and The Brethren, The Most Dangerous Branch takes us inside the secret world of the Supreme Court. David A. Kaplan, the former legal affairs editor of Newsweek, shows how the justices subvert t...

Winner of the Henry Adams Prize from the Society for the History of the Federal GovernmentA Washington Post Notable Work of NonfictionA Slate Best Book of 2014The inside story of the Supreme Court decisions that brought true democracy...

A thrilling, behind-the-scenes account of the revolutionary Roe v. Wade Supreme Court ruling. The Justices Behind Roe V. Wadeoffers a front-row seat to the inner workings of the Supreme Court that led to the monumental Roe v. Wade ...