Government, Law and Public Policy

Recent movers and shakers in government, law and public policy.

Updated June 5, 2026
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Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law
Neil Gorsuch
Paper Book
A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER America has always been a nation of laws. But today our laws have grown so vast and reach so deeply into our lives that it's worth asking: In our reverence for law, have we gone too far? Over just the last few decades, laws in this nation have exploded in...
Lovely One: A Memoir
Ketanji Brown Jackson
Paper Book
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * In her "vulnerable, tender, and infinitely inspirational" (Oprah Daily) memoir, the first Black woman to ever be appointed to the Supreme Court of the United States chronicles her extraordinary life story. "A billowingly triumphant...
The Most Powerful Court in the World: A History of the Supreme Court of the United States
Stuart Banner
Paper Book
An authoritative, even-handed, and accessible history of the Supreme Court of the United States, the most powerful court in the world and the final arbiter of the world's oldest constitution. Will abortion be legal? Should people of the same sex be allowed to marry? May colleges prefer...
Justice Abandoned: How the Supreme Court Ignored the Constitution and Enabled Mass Incarceration
Rachel Elise Barkow
Paper Book
An influential legal scholar argues that the Supreme Court played a pivotal role in the rise of mass incarceration in America. With less than 5 percent of the world's population and almost a quarter of its prisoners, America indisputably has a mass incarceration problem. How did...
The Impeachment Power: The Law, Politics, and Purpose of an Extraordinary Constitutional Tool
Keith E. Whittington
Paper Book
An essential primer on impeachment for today's divided public square We are witnessing an unprecedented moment in American politics in which impeachments are increasingly common. In today's partisan environment, it is more vital than ever that government officials, scholars,...
The Worst Trickster Story Ever Told: Native America, the Supreme Court, and the U.S. Constitution
Keith Richotte Jr.
Paper Book
When did the federal government's self-appointed, essentially limitless authority over Native America become constitutional?   The story they have chosen to tell is wrong. It is time to tell a better story. Thus begins Keith Richotte's playful, unconventional look...
The Pardon: The Politics of Presidential Mercy
Jeffrey Toobin
Paper Book
"A splendid narrative about political power and mercy." --David Grann, #1 bestselling author of The Wager The power of the presidential pardon has our national attention now more than ever before. This "thought-provoking and strenuously argued" (The Washington Post<...
Defectors: The Rise of the Latino Far Right and What It Means for America
Paola Ramos
Paper Book
AN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2024 * An award-winning journalist's exploration of how race, identity and political trauma have influenced the rise in far-right sentiment among Latinos, and how this group can shape American politics "A deeply reported, surprisingly personal...
The Tech Coup: How to Save Democracy from Silicon Valley
Marietje Schaake
Paper Book
A tech insider who has been hailed by The New Yorker for her "forceful critique" of Big Tech describes what must be done to stop its erosion of democracy Over the past decades, under the cover of "innovation," technology companies have successfully resisted regulation...

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