For those with an interest in the Supreme Court, this book is for you. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, its tone, and the history behind the cases it writes about. Most probably know Plessy v Ferguson or Brown v Board of Education but most might not know the backstory to these and other cases that come across the SCOTUS.

Mr. Irons does not hide his bias and you can clearly tell which side of the spectrum he falls. I found this refreshing. He was blatant about it, but he was informed. You can tell how he came across his opinion and I don't fault him that. I didn't feel like he was forcing his point of view on the reader, but rather, guiding the reader. It never seemed overbearing to me.

One of the interesting things about this book is that you can see what women, african americans, glbt, asian people have had to go through to get where we are today. He makes you feel what it would be like to be living in those eras and having these events take place. Most of the times, it makes me glad I'm living in the early 21st Century and not earlier. A fascinating current that runs through the book, amidst the cases, is the reader gets little tidbits of information on the Presidents' choices of the justices and the reader gets exposed the discussion of the judicial philosophies of the justices that left a legacy. This, to me, was my favorite part.

With so many types of cases that the SCOTUS has heard, I was a bit disappointed with the lack of environmental cases discussed- mainly none. Otherwise, this book is a great introduction to the world of the Supreme Court. I can understand why law students don't enjoy Constitutional Law