The conservative assault on the constitution by erwin chemerinsky the conservative assault on the constitution is a must read book for anyone who cares about the application of the constitution distinguished law professor and constitutional expert erwin chemerinsky takes us through the most interesting legal issues of our time and the impact that the composition of the supreme court has on such legal decisions. The conservative assault on the constitution began with the election of richard nixon who promised to appoint supreme court justices to reverse warren court precedents of the previous fifteen years under the leadership of chief justice warren the court had desegregated schools strengthened the rights of criminal defendants advanced the right of privacy and limited the role of religion in public life. The conservative assault on the constitution item preview remove circle share or embed this item introduction the constitution touches everyone separate and unequal schools the imperious presidency dismantling the wall separating church and state the vanishing rights of criminal defendants the erosion of individual . Conservative activist judges say that the constitution gives people an inherent right to own firearms but not to make their own medical decisions in some states it is easier to buy an assault rifle than to obtain an abortion. The conservative assault on the constitution is one of the most important political books of the decade clearly and concisely written by an expert legal scholar who cites dozens of cases to support his argument it is published as the new supreme court term begins and a new