Cambridge University Press Diversity Judgments: Democratizing Judicial Legitimacy

Product Description The US Supreme Court's legitimacy-its diminishing integrity and contribution to the good of society-is being questioned today like no other time in recent memory. Criticisms reflect the perspectives of both 'insiders' (straight white males) and 'outsiders' (mainly people of color, women, and the LGBTQ community). Neither perspective digs deep enough to get at the root of the Court's legitimacy problem, which is one of process. The Court's process of decision-making is antiquated and out of sync with a society that looks and thinks nothing like the America of the eighteenth century, when the process was first implemented. The current process marginalizes many Americans who have a right to feel disenfranchised. Leading scholar of jurisprudence Roy L. Brooks demonstrates how the Court can modernize and democratize its deliberative process, to be more inclusive of the values and life experiences of Americans who are not straight white males. Review 'Dazzling and original work again by the indefatigable legal scholar Roy Brooks. A stunning achievement!' Joe Faegin, Texas A&M University Book Description Shows how the Supreme Court can repair its diminished legitimacy in a society committed to diversity and inclusion. About the Author Roy L. Brooks is Warren Distinguished Professor of Law at the University of San Diego. He is the recipient of five book awards and the author of more than twenty books, including The Racial Glass Ceiling: Subordination in American Law and Culture (2017), Racial Justice in the Age of Obama (2009), and Atonement and Forgiveness: A New Model for Black Reparations (2004).