Daphna Renan
@daphnarenan.bsky.social
Law professor at Harvard. Author with Niko Bowie of Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People (W.W. Norton, Sept. 15, 2026). readsupremacy.com
"Every once in a while, a book comes along that is so transformative and so persuasive that it has the potential to shape our institutions and our democracy." Leah M. Litman reviews "Supremacy": https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/supremacy-court-replaced-goverment-bowie-renan-judicial-review
the new book Supremacy is the most clarifying and clearsighted book about the Supreme Court I've ever read. and somewhat to my surprise it's by two Harvard Law profs! prospect.org/2026/10/05/o...
The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy - The American Prospect
The Constitution does not establish a judicial dictatorship.
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It's opening day of the Supreme Court session. A new book by @nikobowie.bsky.social & @daphnarenan.bsky.social demonstrate beyond question that the Constitution did not mean to establish a system of judicial supremacy in which the Court exercises dictatorial powers. @ryanlcooper.com has a review.
The Supreme Court’s Power Is Based on the Lie of Its Supremacy - The American Prospect
The Constitution does not establish a judicial dictatorship.
prospect.org
Yesterday, had an illuminating convo with @daphnarenan.bsky.social about her book “Supremacy,” (co-authored with @nikobowie.bsky.social) with Don Verelli, who found the book as revelatory and surprising as I did — and he’s a former Solicitor General. www.chicagohumanities.org/events/atten...
Peter Sagal’s Constitution Sessions: Supremacy
The case against ultimate judicial rule
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Studying @daphnarenan.bsky.social and @nikobowie.bsky.social’s book SUPREMACY for our event on Sunday and it is astonishing how quickly the Republican Party began to transform after the Civil War.
On the hit podcast 5-4, @nikobowie.bsky.social and @daphnarenan.bsky.social discuss their new book, Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People.
De-Supremify the Supreme Court with Niko Bowie and Daphna Renan
Podcast Episode · 5-4 · September 25 · 43m
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“Every once in a while, a book comes along that is so transformative and so persuasive that it has the potential to shape our institutions and our democracy. Supremacy is one such book.”
Leah Litman@leahlitman.bsky.social · 2w agoI reviewed SUPREMACY for the Los Angeles Review of Books! @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/supr...
I reviewed SUPREMACY for the Los Angeles Review of Books! @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social lareviewofbooks.org/article/supr...
Who Is Supreme, the People or the Court? | Los Angeles Review of Books
Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan’s new book challenges the supremacy of judicial review over democracy itself.
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@leahlitman.bsky.social makes the case for Supremacy (the book, not the idea!) in @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social:
Who Is Supreme, the People or the Court? | Los Angeles Review of Books
Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan’s new book challenges the supremacy of judicial review over democracy itself.
lareviewofbooks.org
I'm grateful to Radcliffe and the Schlesinger Library for ensuring that my mom's work will be accessible to her many students, past and future
Lani Guinier’s legacy, in her own words - Harvard Law School
Schlesinger Library collection offers scholars a closer look at Lani Guinier's work on voting rights, race, education, and equality.
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If you're in Chicago, join me on 10/4 for a conversation about Supremacy -- @nikobowie.bsky.social and my new book -- with @petersagal.bsky.social and Don Verrilli at the Chicago Humanities Festival! Two of the greats, and I can't wait to discuss with them the case against ultimate judicial rule.
Peter Sagal’s Constitution Sessions: Supremacy
The case against ultimate judicial rule
chicagohumanities.org
Just finished @nikobowie.bsky.social and @daphnarenan.bsky.social’s new book, Supremacy, and I cannot recommend it enough. Clear, compelling, and accessible, it makes a powerful case for democratic constitutionalism. Outstanding stuff.
Legal Theory Bookworm: “Supremacy” by Bowie & Renan The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People…... https://legaltheoryblog.com/2026/09/19/legal-theory-bookworm-supremacy-by-bowie-renan/
Legal Theory Bookworm: “Supremacy” by Bowie & Renan
The Legal Theory Bookworm recommends Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People by Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan. Here is a description: Does the U.S. Constitution force us to live under the rule of nine robed lawyers? Many Americans assume that it does. It is commonly said that the Supreme Court has always had the power to decide what the Constitution means and to strike down any act of Congress that violates the justices’ dictates.
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Listened to a podcast which interviewed authors of a new book about history of the scotus & how Congress historically has taken back power from the courts when they overstepped. It really was eye opening & I hope EVERY Democrat in Congress reads it. Highly recommend: audioboom.com/posts/894941...
We Need To Talk About Judicial Review
In the third installment of our Hot Supreme Court Reform September series, Leah sits down with Daphna Renan and Nikolas Bowie to discuss how judicial supremacy became the default operating system of t...
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Really appreciated this conversation with @fivefourpod.bsky.social about why five justices shouldn’t have supreme power over our laws and the path forward.
Niko Bowie@nikobowie.bsky.social · 3w agoI think I managed not to sound too starstruck being on @fivefourpod.bsky.social with @daphnarenan.bsky.social
I think I managed not to sound too starstruck being on @fivefourpod.bsky.social with @daphnarenan.bsky.social
De-Supremify the Supreme Court with Niko Bowie and Daphna Renan
Podcast Episode · 5-4 · September 25 · 43m
podcasts.apple.com
And check out the conversation @nikobowie.bsky.social & @daphnarenan.bsky.social recently had with @leahlitman.bsky.social on @strictscrutiny.bsky.social as part of our Supreme Court reform series ! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...
We Need To Talk About Judicial Review
Podcast Episode · Strict Scrutiny · S7 Bonus · 51m
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So great to be in conversation with @nikobowie.bsky.social & @daphnarenan.bsky.social about their fantastic new book. Seriously pick up a copy if you haven’t; it will make you rethink a lot of what you thought you knew about the supreme court and its role in our democracy
Niko Bowie@nikobowie.bsky.social · 3w agoThank you so much, Kate, for moderating such a rich conversation. And thank you to everyone who filled @nyhistory.bsky.social last night to participate. I left feeling inspired and optimistic.
A great conversation about how the Court took supreme power over the Constitution and how the people and our representatives in Congress can take it back. As the legendary @sifill.bsky.social has said, it is “planting time.”
Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social · 3w agoFriday night at @politicsandprose.bsky.social in D.C. we had a great convo with @nikobowie.bsky.social and @daphnarenan.bsky.social about their remarkable new book Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Govt By the People.
Those who wrote the Reconstruction Amendments offered us a path. Pass a law that requires a consensus among the justices before the Court can reject acts of Congress said Bingham. Pass a law that designates our most fundamental statutes political questions beyond the reach of courts said Trumbull.
Niko Bowie@nikobowie.bsky.social · 4w agoAmericans did not declare independence from a king only to submit to the supremacy of a different court. @daphnarenan.bsky.social and I are in today’s Globe. Gift link:
Very good read. “The Constitution says that federal law, and the Constitution itself, are supreme over the laws of the states. It says nothing about what happens when the justices’ reading of the Constitution collides with the reading Congress has written into a statute… 1/2
Niko Bowie@nikobowie.bsky.social · 4w agoAmericans did not declare independence from a king only to submit to the supremacy of a different court. @daphnarenan.bsky.social and I are in today’s Globe. Gift link:
Those who wrote the Reconstruction Amendments offered us a path. Pass a law that requires a consensus among the justices before the Court can reject acts of Congress said Bingham. Pass a law that designates our most fundamental statutes political questions beyond the reach of courts said Trumbull.
Niko Bowie@nikobowie.bsky.social · 4w agoAmericans did not declare independence from a king only to submit to the supremacy of a different court. @daphnarenan.bsky.social and I are in today’s Globe. Gift link:
It is a tremendous honor to get to discuss Supremacy with the incomparable @sifill.bsky.social. If you're in DC on Friday, Sept. 18, join us at Politics and Prose!
Sherrilyn Ifill@sifill.bsky.social · 4w agoSo excited to talk with the authors about this remarkable and timely book. @politicsandprose.bsky.social @daphnarenan.bsky.social @nikobowie.bsky.social @daphnarenan.bsky.social
Americans did not declare independence from a king only to submit to the supremacy of a different court. @daphnarenan.bsky.social and I are in today’s Globe. Gift link:
The Constitution belongs to ‘We the People,’ not nine justices - The Boston Globe
The Supreme Court was never meant to have the last word on self-government.
bostonglobe.com
It's a privilege and a treat to get to sit down with the incredible @kateshaw.bsky.social to discuss Supremacy, out this week. Join us at the New York Historical on Tuesday, Sept. 22. Tickets available through @nyhistory.bsky.social:
Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People | The New York Historical
Nikolas Bowie and Daphna Renan analyze the tension between the Supreme Court’s tremendous power and the democratic values upon which our nation was founded.
nyhistory.org
Kate Shaw@kateshaw.bsky.social · 4w agoI could not be more excited that @daphnarenan.bsky.social & @nikobowie.bsky.social’s extraordinary new book Supremacy is now out in the world - & that I get to talk to them about it next week @nyhistory.bsky.social. Tuesday, September 22, 6:30pm - join us if you can!
I could not be more excited that @daphnarenan.bsky.social & @nikobowie.bsky.social’s extraordinary new book Supremacy is now out in the world - & that I get to talk to them about it next week @nyhistory.bsky.social. Tuesday, September 22, 6:30pm - join us if you can!
Niko Bowie@nikobowie.bsky.social · 4w agoNEW YORKERS: next Tuesday we’re thrilled that the amazing @kateshaw.bsky.social will be joining us in conversation at @nyhistory.bsky.social. There are still tickets here! www.nyhistory.org/programs/sup...
TODAY in Boston:
Daphna Renan@daphnarenan.bsky.social · 4w agoIf you're in Boston, join @nikobowie.bsky.social & me tomorrow, Sept. 17 at 7pm at the Old South Meeting House to mark Constitution Day with a conversation about how abolitionists, labor organizers, and civil rights pioneers envisioned a Constitution whose meaning would be set by acts of Congress.
Get their book SUPREMACY here: bookshop.org/p/books/supr... And if you do get their book, enter the giveaway to win some merch! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Supremacy: How Rule by the Court Replaced Government by the People
Does the U.S. Constitution force us to live under the rule of nine robed lawyers? Many Americans assume that it does. It is commonly said that the Supreme Court has always had the power to decide what...
bookshop.org