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Superchips Dashpaq+ - 20601Overview: Please note: Flashpaq PN 20601 covers up to the 2016 model year GM only. For 2017+ GM coverage please refer to PN 20617. Power and cutting edge features are now available at your fingertips for your GM gas vehicle with the Dashpaq+. Take your Sierra Silverado, Corvette, or Camaro to the next level with impressive pre loaded tunes. Dashpaq+ includes a capacitive touchscreen, Wi Fi updates, and the option to load custom tunes. Conduct
Overview:
Please note: Flashpaq PN 20601 covers up to the 2016 model year GM only. For 2017+ GM coverage please refer to PN 20617.
Power and cutting-edge features are now available at your fingertips for your GM gas vehicle with the Dashpaq+. Take your Sierra/Silverado, Corvette, or Camaro to the next level with impressive pre-loaded tunes. Dashpaq+ includes a capacitive touchscreen, Wi-Fi updates, and the option to load custom tunes. Conduct personalized performance tests for your 0-60 MPH times, log data, keep an eye on calculated PIDs (data parameters) like boost, HP, TQ, and more. If you're looking for a feature-rich product at an affordable price look no further. Shop for your GM gas Dashpaq+ today. Configure your vehicles for a full list of features.
*E-assist and hybrid vehicles not supported*
Please note: Flashpaq PN 20601 covers up to the 2016 model year GM only.For2017+ GM coverage please refer to PN 20617.
Features:
- Pre-loaded tunes for performance, tow, economy and more
- Load and store custom tunes directly to your Dashpaq+ from an authorized custom tuning shop using DiabloSports CMR software (refer to load information below for appropriate SKUs)
- Speedometer and rev limiter options
- Sharp, high-definition, 5 color touch-screen
- New manual entry options for tires, gears, and more
- Virtual drag trip: Conduct 0-60 MPH, 1/4 mile, 1/8 miles tests and more. Export track tickets to your computer share your results with friends via social media!
- Wi-Fi updates: Connect and receive the latest updates instantly without hooking up to your PC
- Tap and Go quick navigation options to easily pull up your favorite options or gauge layout
- Calculated data parameters (PIDs) including boost, HP and TQ ratings, and more
- Extensive data-logging capabilities with the option to export and view on DataViewer software
- Manage gauge art colors, set warning and alert thresholds, and customize your screen layout
- Active fuel management (GM) options (configure a GM vehicle to confirm availability)
- Read and clear diagnostic trouble codes
- Add additional vehicle licenses to tune multiple vehicles via Internet Update Software
Application:
| Year | Make | Model | Submodel | Engine Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 - 2006 | Chevrolet | Avalanche 1500 | 325/5.3L V8 | |
| 2002 - 2013 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | WT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2011 - 2015 | Chevrolet | Cruze | LTZ | 83/1.4L L4 |
| 2001 - 2016 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | SLT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2007 - 2013 | Chevrolet | Avalanche | 325/5.3L V8 | |
| 2013 - 2015 | Cadillac | ATS | 217/3.6L V6 | |
| 2005 - 2009 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | SLT | 364/6L V8 |
| 2004 - 2016 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | LS | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2003 - 2007 | Hummer | H2 | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2004 - 2016 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | LT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2000 - 2016 | GMC | Yukon | SLT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2001 - 2016 | Chevrolet | Tahoe | 325/5.3L V8 | |
| 2000 - 2013 | Chevrolet | Tahoe | LS | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2007 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 HD Classic | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2014 - 2016 | Chevrolet | SS | 376/6.2L V8 | |
| 2001 - 2016 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | SLE | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2010 - 2016 | Chevrolet | Camaro | SS | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2011 - 2015 | Chevrolet | Cruze | Eco | 83/1.4L L4 |
| 2000 - 2009 | Chevrolet | Tahoe | LS | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2009 - 2013 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | Hybrid | 364/6L V8 |
| 2009 - 2014 | GMC | Yukon XL 1500 | SLT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2011 - 2015 | Chevrolet | Cruze | LT | 83/1.4L L4 |
| 2006 - 2007 | Cadillac | CTS | V | 364/6L V8 |
| 2000 - 2004 | GMC | Yukon | SLE | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2009 - 2011 | Cadillac | Escalade | Platinum | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2012 - 2013 | Chevrolet | Tahoe | SSV | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2010 - 2013 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | SLE | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2008 - 2009 | Pontiac | G8 | GT | 364/6L V8 |
| 2009 | Hummer | H3 | Championship Series | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2004 - 2013 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | WT | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2001 - 2008 | GMC | Yukon XL 1500 | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2004 - 2005 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | LS | 364/6L V8 |
| 2012 - 2015 | Chevrolet | Sonic | LT | 83/1.4L L4 |
| 2004 - 2013 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | LT | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2014 - 2015 | Cadillac | CTS | 122/2L L4 | |
| 2013 - 2015 | Cadillac | ATS | 122/2L L4 | |
| 2000 - 2016 | GMC | Yukon | SLE | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2004 - 2006 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | SS | 364/6L V8 |
| 2001 - 2013 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | SLE | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2008 - 2009 | Hummer | H3 | Alpha | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2007 - 2016 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | LTZ | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2013 - 2015 | Chevrolet | Sonic | RS | 83/1.4L L4 |
| 2010 - 2013 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | XFE | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2002 - 2006 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | Denali | 364/6L V8 |
| 1999 - 2015 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | 325/5.3L V8 | |
| 2015 - 2016 | Chevrolet | Colorado | WT | 217/3.6L V6 |
| 2007 - 2008 | Cadillac | Escalade | 376/6.2L V8 | |
| 2002 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | HT | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 1999 - 2004 | Chevrolet | Corvette | 350/5.7L V8 | |
| 2015 - 2016 | GMC | Yukon XL | SLE | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2002 - 2006 | Cadillac | Escalade | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2012 - 2015 | Chevrolet | Sonic | LTZ | 83/1.4L L4 |
| 2012 - 2013 | Chevrolet | Tahoe | PPV | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2001 - 2007 | Chevrolet | Tahoe | 294/4.8L V8 | |
| 2000 - 2008 | GMC | Yukon XL 1500 | 325/5.3L V8 | |
| 2009 - 2012 | Chevrolet | Colorado | WT | 223/3.7L L5 |
| 2005 - 2009 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | SLE | 364/6L V8 |
| 2001 - 2013 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | SL | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2007 - 2008 | GMC | Yukon XL 1500 | 376/6.2L V8 | |
| 2007 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 Classic | Hybrid | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2003 - 2008 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2002 - 2013 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | WT | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2007 - 2008 | Chevrolet | Corvette | Z06 | 427/7L V8 |
| 2008 - 2013 | Chevrolet | Tahoe | LTZ | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2004 - 2016 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | WT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2002 - 2006 | Cadillac | Escalade EXT | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2015 - 2016 | Chevrolet | Colorado | LT | 217/3.6L V6 |
| 2008 | Chevrolet | Corvette | 427 Limited Edition Z06 | 427/7L V8 |
| 2000 - 2010 | Chevrolet | Suburban 2500 | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2009 - 2013 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | Hybrid | 364/6L V8 |
| 2000 - 2013 | Chevrolet | Tahoe | LT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2001 - 2013 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | SL | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2008 | GMC | Canyon | 223/3.7L L5 | |
| 2009 - 2011 | Cadillac | Escalade | Base | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2007 | GMC | Sierra 1500 Classic | SLE | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2014 - 2015 | Cadillac | CTS | 217/3.6L V6 | |
| 2009 - 2014 | GMC | Yukon XL 1500 | Denali | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2009 - 2013 | Cadillac | CTS | V | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2010 - 2013 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | XFE | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2007 - 2011 | Cadillac | Escalade ESV | 376/6.2L V8 | |
| 2001 - 2006 | GMC | Yukon XL 2500 | 496/8.1L V8 | |
| 2007 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 Classic | LT | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2015 - 2016 | GMC | Canyon | SLE | 217/3.6L V6 |
| 2000 - 2014 | Chevrolet | Suburban 1500 | 325/5.3L V8 | |
| 2008 | GMC | Canyon | 178/2.9L L4 | |
| 2007 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 Classic | LS | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2007 - 2011 | Cadillac | Escalade EXT | 376/6.2L V8 | |
| 2006 | Chevrolet | Trailblazer | LS | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2008 - 2010 | GMC | Yukon | Hybrid | 364/6L V8 |
| 2015 - 2016 | GMC | Canyon | Base | 217/3.6L V6 |
| 2006 - 2009 | Chevrolet | Impala | SS | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2005 - 2006 | GMC | Yukon | 325/5.3L V8 | |
| 2009 - 2016 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | Denali | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2006 - 2009 | Chevrolet | Trailblazer | SS | 364/6L V8 |
| 1999 - 2002 | Chevrolet | Camaro | Z28 | 350/5.7L V8 |
| 2007 | GMC | Sierra 1500 Classic | SL | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2001 - 2004 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | SLT | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2010 - 2014 | GMC | Yukon XL 1500 | SLT | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2004 - 2005 | Cadillac | CTS | V | 346/5.7L V8 |
| 2016 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | High Country | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2005 - 2006 | GMC | Yukon | 294/4.8L V8 | |
| 1999 - 2002 | Pontiac | Firebird | Trans Am | 350/5.7L V8 |
| 2007 - 2016 | GMC | Yukon | Denali | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 1999 - 2015 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | 325/5.3L V8 | |
| 2009 - 2012 | Chevrolet | Colorado | LT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2001 - 2004 | GMC | Yukon | Denali | 364/6L V8 |
| 2000 - 2010 | GMC | Yukon XL 2500 | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2001 - 2006 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 HD | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2009 - 2012 | GMC | Canyon | SLE | 178/2.9L L4 |
| 2009 - 2016 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | SLT | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2012 - 2015 | Chevrolet | Camaro | ZL1 | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2004 - 2009 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | LT | 364/6L V8 |
| 2003 - 2006 | Cadillac | Escalade ESV | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2004 - 2013 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | LS | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2015 - 2016 | GMC | Canyon | SLT | 217/3.6L V6 |
| 1999 - 2008 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | 294/4.8L V8 | |
| 2002 - 2016 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | Base | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2002 - 2005 | Cadillac | Escalade | 325/5.3L V8 | |
| 2009 - 2014 | GMC | Yukon XL 1500 | SLE | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2015 - 2016 | Chevrolet | Colorado | Z71 | 217/3.6L V6 |
| 2011 | Cadillac | Escalade | Luxury | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 1999 - 2002 | Chevrolet | Camaro | Z28 SS | 350/5.7L V8 |
| 2007 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 Classic | LT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2016 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | Custom | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2006 - 2013 | Chevrolet | Corvette | 427/7L V8 | |
| 2014 - 2015 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | 262/4.3L V6 | |
| 2014 - 2015 | Cadillac | CTS | 376/6.2L V8 | |
| 2004 - 2006 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | Hybrid | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 1999 - 2000 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | 294/4.8L V8 | |
| 2004 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | Z71 | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2000 - 2004 | GMC | Yukon | SLT | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2009 - 2012 | GMC | Canyon | SLE | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2009 | Pontiac | G8 | GXP | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2009 - 2012 | Chevrolet | Colorado | LT | 178/2.9L L4 |
| 2005 - 2006 | GMC | Sierra 1500 HD | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2007 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 Classic | LS | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2007 | GMC | Sierra 1500 HD Classic | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2006 - 2009 | Chevrolet | Suburban 1500 | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2009 - 2016 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | LTZ | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2014 - 2015 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | 376/6.2L V8 | |
| 2009 - 2012 | GMC | Canyon | SLT | 223/3.7L L5 |
| 2005 - 2006 | Chevrolet | SSR | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2009 | GMC | Yukon XL 1500 | SLT | 364/6L V8 |
| 2009 - 2012 | GMC | Canyon | SLT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2009 - 2012 | GMC | Canyon | WT | 223/3.7L L5 |
| 2015 - 2016 | GMC | Yukon XL | SLT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2014 - 2015 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | 376/6.2L V8 | |
| 2007 | Chevrolet | Corvette | Base | 364/6L V8 |
| 2005 - 2006 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | Hybrid | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2009 - 2012 | GMC | Canyon | SLE | 223/3.7L L5 |
| 2001 - 2003 | GMC | Sierra 1500 HD | ||
| 2007 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 Classic | WT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2014 - 2015 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | 262/4.3L V6 | |
| 2004 - 2005 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | Base | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2010 - 2013 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | LT | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2008 - 2009 | Hummer | H2 | 376/6.2L V8 | |
| 2003 - 2004 | Chevrolet | SSR | 325/5.3L V8 | |
| 2004 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | Z71 | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2009 - 2016 | Chevrolet | Corvette | 376/6.2L V8 | |
| 2014 - 2015 | Chevrolet | Camaro | Z/28 | 427/7L V8 |
| 2004 | Pontiac | GTO | 350/5.7L V8 | |
| 2007 | GMC | Sierra 1500 Classic | SLT | 364/6L V8 |
| 2013 | Cadillac | CTS | Base | 217/3.6L V6 |
| 2005 - 2006 | GMC | Yukon | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2009 - 2012 | Chevrolet | Colorado | WT | 178/2.9L L4 |
| 2006 - 2007 | Chevrolet | Monte Carlo | SS | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2007 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 Classic | SS | 364/6L V8 |
| 2007 | GMC | Sierra 1500 Classic | Hybrid | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 1999 - 2002 | Pontiac | Firebird | Formula | 350/5.7L V8 |
| 2008 | Chevrolet | Colorado | 223/3.7L L5 | |
| 2009 | GMC | Canyon | SLT | 178/2.9L L4 |
| 2004 - 2005 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | Base | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2007 - 2009 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | LTZ | 364/6L V8 |
| 2015 | Buick | Encore | ||
| 2009 - 2012 | GMC | Canyon | WT | 178/2.9L L4 |
| 2002 - 2005 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | Base | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2013 | Cadillac | CTS | Premium | 217/3.6L V6 |
| 2007 | GMC | Sierra 1500 Classic | SLE | 364/6L V8 |
| 2007 - 2009 | Chevrolet | Avalanche | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2005 - 2006 | Chevrolet | Corvette | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2007 | GMC | Sierra 1500 Classic | WT | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2009 - 2012 | Chevrolet | Colorado | LT | 223/3.7L L5 |
| 2010 | GMC | Yukon | Denali Hybrid | 364/6L V8 |
| 2008 | Chevrolet | Corvette | Base | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2013 | Cadillac | CTS | Performance | 217/3.6L V6 |
| 2005 - 2006 | Pontiac | GTO | 364/6L V8 | |
| 2001 - 2006 | Chevrolet | Suburban 2500 | 496/8.1L V8 | |
| 2015 | Chevrolet | Trax | 83/1.4L L4 | |
| 2007 | GMC | Sierra 1500 Classic | WT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2016 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | Denali | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2013 - 2014 | Buick | Encore | 83/1.4L L4 | |
| 2005 - 2008 | Pontiac | Grand Prix | GXP | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2002 | GMC | Sierra 1500 | HT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2016 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | High Country | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2007 | GMC | Sierra 1500 Classic | Denali | 364/6L V8 |
| 2006 | Chevrolet | Trailblazer | LT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2007 | GMC | Sierra 1500 Classic | SL | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2000 | Chevrolet | Tahoe | Base | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2016 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 | SSV | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2015 - 2016 | GMC | Yukon XL | Denali | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2000 | Chevrolet | Tahoe | LT | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2009 | GMC | Yukon XL 1500 | SLE | 364/6L V8 |
| 2007 | GMC | Sierra 1500 Classic | SLT | 325/5.3L V8 |
| 2007 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 Classic | WT | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2015 - 2016 | Chevrolet | Suburban | 325/5.3L V8 | |
| 2007 | GMC | Sierra 1500 Classic | SLE | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2008 | Chevrolet | Colorado | 178/2.9L L4 | |
| 2011 | Cadillac | Escalade | Premium | 376/6.2L V8 |
| 2000 | Chevrolet | Tahoe | Base | 294/4.8L V8 |
| 2007 | Chevrolet | Silverado 1500 Classic | LT | 364/6L V8 |
Specs:
| 5 Volt Data Logging Inputs | Yes |
|---|---|
| Accepts Custom Tunes From CMR | Yes |
| Brand | Superchips |
| Check Clear DTCs | Yes |
| Data Logging | Yes |
| Product Type | In-Cabin Tuner |
| Touch Screen | Yes |
| Wi-Fi Updates | Yes |
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Wake Up
Format: Hardcover
Great read. Puts a lot of things into perspective. I truly don't understand how someone could be dense enough to support liberal elites. They truly only want the worst for this country. Crazy to think about how so many people can be so brainwashed.
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Reviewed in the United States on April 24, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Excellent job!!!
Format: Kindle
I am not normally a fan of nonfiction books, real life is just too real! So I normally stick with fiction books that a good author makes up. But I must say here and now "I Really enjoyed reading this book"!! I kept telling my husband, " you really going to enjoy this book"! I couldn't hardly put it down! Mr. D'Souza is a very fine writer. I would recommend this book to everyone. A very, very good read!!!!!!!
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Reviewed in the United States on October 23, 2024
★★★★★ 5
Fabulous book
Format: Kindle
Explains in an easy to understand way so many facts about the dramatic and dangerous situation we are facing in our country right now. Dinesh vast knowledge of history ties in decisive moves in the past with our current alternatives.
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Reviewed in the United States on October 16, 2024
★★★★★ 5
The author emphasizes Trump’s good qualities.
Format: Hardcover
Excellent book.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 21, 2025
★★★★★ 5
Dispassionate, Authoritative & Delightful
Format: Hardcover
Impartial: This dispassionate history of the Supreme Court should be read by everyone genuinely concerned about the future of our country and the rule of law. It's impartiality will likely infuriate those on the Left or Right who would prefer to vilify and demolish this branch of our government. There are plenty of books out there that will support your rage. But this book is a deep breath of fresh air.
I speak as a member of the bar of the Supreme Court, a retired federal judge, and a lifelong Democrat. The Most Powerful Court In the World (an accurate title) It is the first serious and nonpartisan book written about the Supreme Court in at least the last 30 years. Chock full of details and yet eminently readable.
Context: Law Professor Banner puts today's Court in its historical context, demolishing the proposition that in the good old days the Court was a quiet and apolitical sanctum of wisdom and that it has only recently become controversial and political. It's been extremely controversial since at least 1803. Banner's recounting of the historical facts (including wonderful anecdotes) lifts the reader from the immediate tumult of 2024 headlines and provides us with the long view of the Court and the evolution of the law and the Court. Examples include:
1. Court packing (it started with John Marshall in 1801) and manipulating the number of Justices to help, or prevent, Presidential agenda's and appointments (1801).
2. Diversity on the Court (regional, religious, racial, gender)
3. Reconstruction and Jim Crow.
4. The Commerce Clause revolution and its sequel.
5. The rise of individual liberty litigation and decisions in the 20th century, starting with the novel idea of applying the Bill of Rights to the States. Religion, free speech, Roe, Dobbs.
5. The winning judicial strategies for challenging racial discrimination, sexual and gender discrimination and LGBTQ+ discrimination cases to the Court and their current erosion. Affirmative action and its demise.
6. The fact that the Court (composed of lawyers who are taught to revere history, precedent and law) has been a conservative institution for its entire history except for 15 years right after FDR when, for a short interval, it moved to the Left.
7. Movements to reform the Court (age limits, more justices, Congressional veto, jurisdiction stripping) have been perennial. Including Biden's Presidential Commission Report of 2021.
8. The fact that the Justices are human beings who have hobnobbed with the President, VP, Senators, Politicos and Business people forever. Frankfurter played poker with FDR, Douglas took a $12,000 per year salary from the owner of a Las Vegas Casino, Fortas took $20,000 per year from Louis Wolfson, who was later convicted and sent to prison. Spouses who worked for law firms that appeared before the Court.
The reader will note that in his discussion of every case, especially the modern ones, Professor Banner provides a representative and pithy quote from the Majority decision and from the dissent. He recounts them fairly and does not take sides. He lets the reader think about it.
This book is a delightful change from the norm for modern SCOTUS literature - which is either a partisan hatchet job by a journalist or professor, a compendium of gossip from the law clerks willing to talk, or the warm and neutral memoire or musings of a current Justice trying to make a buck or a former Justice burnishing his or her place in history. Banner gives you as straight, objective and unvarnished a history as you are likely to get these days. It is not a hit-job. It is not a hagiography.
The Most Powerful Court in the World should be required reading for any student of the Supreme Court.
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Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2024