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 ...

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,...

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...

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...

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...