Six Amendments: How and Why We Should Change the Constitution Audiobook

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• “Stevens, the liberal Justice who retired in 2010, aims ‘to avoid future crises before they occur’ with his new book, which proposes a half-dozen changes to the Constitution that would ‘nullify judge-made rules’…Stevens’ deceptively slim volume packs a wallop as it illuminates current controversies in constitutional law.”

  — Publishers Weekly

• “The former Supreme Court justice proposes constitutional changes to restore the old republic…A refreshing set of opinions. One wishes that other retired justices would speak their minds so clearly, providing well-crafted arguments for others to take up.”

  — Kirkus Reviews

• Informative and very appealing....It's classic justice Stevens: understated and generous to those he differs with, but absolutely clear on where he believes justice lies.

  — Adam Cohen, Time

• An important addition to American history....At its core, the book is not just another memoir from yet another judge. It marks instead the end of an era on the Supreme Court and in the broader swath of American law and politics.

  — Andrew Cohen, The Atlantic

• Coming from the last of a dying breed of jurists who genuinely believe you can learn something from everyone if you just listen hard enough, it is a lesson in how, at the Supreme Court, civility and cordiality matter more, even, than doctrine.

  — Dahlia Lithwick, Washington Post