Book Review: Defending Due Process: Why Fairness Matters in a Polarized World

Abstract

Garrett’s book argues that due process—the requirement that government actions depriving life, liberty, or property provide notice, an opportunity to be heard, and neutral decision-makers—is fraying in today’s hyper‐polarized environment. Through a combination of narrative case studies, original empirical research, and policy discussion, he exposes how both societal attitudes and weak legal protections threaten fairness across criminal justice, civil administration, AI driven decision-making, and public institutions