Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law

Gorsuch, Neil,Nitze, Janie

ISBN 10: 0063238470 / ISBN 13: 9780063238473

Published by Harper, 2024

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Over Ruled: The Human Toll of Too Much Law
• Publisher: Harper
• Publication Date: 2024
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0063238470
• ISBN 13: 9780063238473
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

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 number; they are increasingly complex; and the punishments they carry are increasingly severe. Some of these laws come from our elected representatives, but many now come from agency officials largely insulated from democratic accountability.

In Over Ruled, Neil Gorsuch and Janie Nitze explore these developments and the human toll so much law can carry for ordinary Americans. At its heart, this is a book of stories—about fishermen in Florida, families in Montana, monks in Louisiana, a young Internet entrepreneur in Massachusetts, and many others who have found themselves trapped unex­pectedly in a legal maze.

Some law is essential to our lives and our freedoms. But too much law can place those very same freedoms at risk and even undermine respect for law itself. And often those who feel the cost most acutely are those without wealth, power, and status.

Deeply researched and superbly written, Over Ruled is one of the most significant books of the year. It is a must-read for every citizen concerned about the erosion of our constitutional system, and its insights will be key to the preservation of our liberties for generations to come.

About the Authors

Neil Gorsuch is a Justice of the United States Supreme Court.

Janie Nitze has written two New York Times bestsellers with Justice Gorsuch: Over Ruled and A Republic If You Can Keep It. She has also worked as a Senate-confirmed board member of the Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board, an attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice, and a law clerk for Justices Gorsuch and Sonia Sotomayor. Janie received her B.A. in physics and her M.A. in statistics from Harvard University and her J.D. from Harvard Law School. She’s the mother of three young children and a co-founder of a preschool.