Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck Business Development Its approach is practical

Its approach is practical

The clash between fellow Virginians (and second cousins) Thomas Jefferson and John Marshall remains the most decisive confrontation between a president and a chief justice in American history

ISBN13: 9780593158272 ISBN10: 059315827X Material Type: hardcover

ISBN13: 9780739052211 ISBN10: 0739052217 Material Type: paperback

Imbeciles: The Supreme Court, American Eugenics, and the Sterilization of Carrie Buck Business Development Its approach is practicalLonglisted for the 2016 National Book Award for Nonfiction One of Americas great miscarriages of justice, the Supreme Courts infamous 1927 Buck v. Bell ruling made government sterilization of undesirable citizens the law of the land In 1927, the Supreme Court handed down a ruling so disturbing, ignorant, and cruel that it stands as one of the great injustices in American history. In Imbeciles, bestselling author Adam Cohen exposes the courts decision