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The Next 25 Years: How the Supreme Court Will Make You Forget the Meaning of Words Like Privacy, Equality and Freedom
Garbus discusses the future of the U.S. Supreme Court and the grave threat to our rights, including free speech and other First Amendment issues.   Published in February 2007 by Seven Stories Press. "Garbus cuts right to the heart of what's at stake, including rights to abortion, privacy and religion; states' sovereignty issues; tax reform and others. With crystal-clear reasoning, Garbus sounds a wake-up call for those suspicious of the current administration's long-term plans for the U.S. judiciary." - Publisher's Weekly

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Courting Disaster: The Supreme Court and the Unmaking of America Law   (Times Books, New York, 2002; Times Books softcover, 2003).   The Washington Post called it "a vigorous book, full of passion."   Senator Edward M. Kennedy, commenting on Courting Disaster , said: "An ardent defender of our freedom, Martin Garbus reminds us that the supreme Court directly affects the lives of all Americans." Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr. further adds " Courting Disaster is like a fireball in the night."

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Tough Talk: How I Fought For Writers, Comics, Bigots, and the American Way , introduction by David Halberstam (Random House-Times Books, 1998, Times Books softcover, 1999), a First Amendment book which deals with media problems on the Internet including copyright, trademark and libel, as well as prominent cases, including the defense of Lenny Bruce and Robert Redford's case against the tobacco industry.   Garbus deals with entertainment law and commercial litigation in free speech, copyright law, and intellectual property.   Morley Safer said, "Read this book!!"   And Senator Edward Kennedy said, "This powerful book retells what our Founding Fathers understood - that freedom cannot survive by silencing dissent."

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Traitors and Heroes (Athenaeum, 1987; Random House softcover, 1988), called "a forthright, impassioned, informative and chilling memoir" by the New York Times ; it describes Mr. Garbus's legal work in the Soviet Union, Chile and South Africa.   The New York Times designated it a notable book and called it "A forthright, impassioned, informative and chilling memoir."   The Los Angeles Times named it a notable book, and their reviewer called it "a superb book."

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Ready for the Defense (Farrar Straus & Giroux, 1971; Avon softcover, 1972, and Carroll & Graf reprint, 1995), which was described by the New York Times as "a gripping account of five of Martin Garbus' dramatic trials all the suspense and excitement of first-rate courtroom dramas leav[ing] few emotions untapped"; the trials range from the criminal defense of Lenny Bruce, to copyright cases and murder cases.   Studs Terkel said, "The way things are going, I may be the subject of prosecution.   Assuming I am of sound mind, I hereby chose as attorney for my defense Martin Garbus.   Garbus draws on experience as a trial lawyer in criminal defense, corporate litigation, estates and class action suits. His cases, recounted in this book, are Darrowesque."   The book was a New York Times notable book.

China Journal: China 1972-2008
Martin Garbus, reflecting on his time spent teaching copyright law in China, recounts the very personal narratives of individual Chinese people in their struggles for justice.   Court cases he examines involve free speech, dissent, copyright law, intellectual property, and most importantly, the rule of law. To be published in November 2008.