Kevin J. McMahon On “A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other: The Deepening Divide Between The Justices And The People”
Stuart Hall, Room 101
5835 S. Greenwood Ave.
Chicago, IL 66037
United States
Kevin J. McMahon (the John R. Reitemeyer Professor of Political Science at Trinity College) will discuss A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other: The Deepening Divide Between the Justices and the People. He will be joined in conversation by Alison L. LaCroix (the Robert Newton Reid Professor of Law at UChicago).
In A Supreme Court Unlike Any Other, McMahon provides “A data-rich examination of the US Supreme Court’s unprecedented detachment from the democratic processes that buttress its legitimacy.”
The book delineates the current standing of the Supreme Court in comparison to its historical standing, showing the court’s tenuous relationship with the democratic processes that help establish its authority.McMahon makes the point that previous Supreme Courts were more in line with “the promise of democracy” than today’s is.
Come learn more about McMahon’s arguments, and the developments that have led to McMahon’s modern take on today’s Supreme Court.
Our amazing speakers will be introduced by David Lebow, associated director of Law, Letters, and Society.
This event is presented by the Chicago Center on Democracy.