In our current hyper-charged political environment, the Supreme Court (which Alexander Bickel once called “the least dangerous branch”) has come under increased public scrutiny. Not for the first time in the country’s history have there been cries to “pack” the Court (i.e., to change its structure to affect an outcome desired by some). I hope as readers go through the various chapters of this book they will see that the Court has made numerous, consequential mistakes over the course of our country’s history— mistakes that include and transcend all political views, parties, and factions. That being said, I also hope that readers will gain new insights into how the Court—even with these terrible decisions— has endured as a critically important institution that has contributed to the basic stability of our legal processes. As an “extra” to the decisions themselves, I have added several chapters on fascinating, little-known vignettes involving the Court and famous Americans.