RaveThe Christian Science MonitorIn his new book, The Most Dangerous Branch, former Newsweek legal affairs editor David A. Kaplan makes a strong and compelling case that, whatever the outcome, one thing is guaranteed: The Supreme Court is all but certain to remain over-involved in setting and amending policy and laws. His book is a perfect primer for helping Americans understand how members of the court came to justify their excessive involvement in various controversial issues ... He finds ample hypocrisy on the left and right alike, ripping what he describes as the squishy arguments of Harry Blackmun, who wrote the majority opinion in Roe determining access to abortion as a right, and Antonin Scalia ... Both accessible and thorough, The Most Dangerous Branch is an important and fascinating look at the Court during one of its most important, and divisive, eras.
