Includes bibliographical references (pages 275-364) and index.

Introduction -- Part one. Court fights -- American aristocracy -- "No rights" -- "Nine old men" -- The Warren Court -- The long backlash -- The Trump Court -- Part two. Six who ruled -- Marching backward -- The shadow docket -- Arguments -- KBJ meets Q -- Insurrectionists -- The leak -- Part three. Three days in June -- Bruen (June 23, 2022) -- Dobbs (June 24, 2022) -- West Virginia v. EPA (June 30, 2022) -- Part four. The fight ahead -- Race and democracy -- Conclusion : we the people.

"An analysis of how the Supreme Court's new conservative supermajority is overturning decades of law and leading the country in a dangerous political direction. Michael Waldman explores the tumultuous 2021-2022 Supreme Court term. He draws deeply on history to examine other times the Court veered from the popular will, provoking controversy and backlash. He analyzes the most important new rulings and their implications for the law and for American society. Waldman asks: What can we do when the Supreme Court challenges the country? ... It was the most turbulent term in memory with the leak of the opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, the first Black woman justice sworn in, and the justices turning on each other in public" -- Provided by the publisher.