Addicted to the Courts.

Offers a look at the role of the United States judicial system in changing U.S. culture. Statement that the Supreme Court has upheld affirmative action, stopped efforts to end abortion rights, upheld the right to trial by jury, and protected free speech, among other actions; Ability of progressives to work with and apart from the courts on issues such as racial justice and women's rights; Opinion that progressives have lost the habit of following up judicial verdicts with grassroots movements; Failure of progressives to explain to the public why abortion is fundamentally fair; Failure of the gay rights movement to follow up a Supreme Court decision that invalidated criminal sodomy laws.