Compromising Democracy: The Rise and Fall of the Second Conquest of Western Rangelands

Few authors have covered the impact on federal rangelands of the political right's attempt to reverse the influence of the environmental laws passed in the 70s and 80s and the GOP's assault on federal courts and plaintiff's attorneys. Shepherd illustrates the critical role of federal courts not only in the protection of public lands and how the Bush administration has set about dismantling this court system as part of its attack on "activist" judges and plaintiff's lawyers, but the fundamental principles of democracy.Shepherd, Harold is the author of 'Compromising Democracy: The Rise and Fall of the Second Conquest of Western Rangelands', published 2007 under ISBN 9780595380930 and ISBN 059538093X.