This book investigates the legal and political legitimacy of the U.S. Supreme Court's intervention in the 2000 presidential election. Alan M. Dershowitz, a prominent legal scholar and defense attorney, utilizes his expertise in constitutional law to critique the majority opinion in Bush v. Gore. He argues that the Court's decision was motivated by partisan interests rather than established legal precedent, effectively disenfranchising voters and undermining the integrity of the judicial branch.

Legal scholars and political commentators frequently note the polemical nature of the text, which reflects the author's well-known ideological stance. Experts highlight this as a significant, albeit highly partisan, contribution to the historical record of the 2000 election controversy.