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The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
by: Jeffrey Toobin
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Binding: PaperbackDewey Decimal Number: 347.7326
EAN: 9781400096794
Edition: Reprint
ISBN: 1400096790
Label: Anchor
Manufacturer: Anchor
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 480
Publication Date: September 09, 2008
Publisher: Anchor
Release Date: September 09, 2008
Studio: Anchor
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In The Nine, acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, revealing the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land. An institution at a moment of transition, the Court now stands at a crucial point, with major changes in store on such issues as abortion, civil rights, and church-state relations. Based on exclusive interviews with the justices and with a keen sense of the Court’s history and the trajectory of its future, Jeffrey Toobin creates in The Nine a riveting story of one of the most important forces in American life today.
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- thank you for the booki sent the book to a friend who is in prison and he received it promptly and is enjoyin it very much.
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- A Cynical View of the Court as "Politics by Other Means"This is a reprise of Woodward's 1970s study of the Burger Court, including the use of law clerk interviews to ferret out interesting bits of gossip and inside information on the highly secretive workings of the Court. Woodward was a bit more skilled at getting better gossip, though Toobin's efforts are worthwhile.
Toobin's vignettes as to the personal styles and influence of O'Connor, Breyer, and Kennedy are quite interesting. Of more substance is the portrayal of Rehnquist's administrative ... Read More
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- Sequel to The BrethrenWho the intended audience is is unclear. The gossipy, behind-the-scenes stuff is entertaining for awhile. But lawyers are already clear-eyed, if not cynical, about the judiciary, and the general public is smart enough to know that the Supreme Court is no less suffused with politics and personal biases than any other branch of public service. So the "Can-you-believe-Supreme-Court-justices-can-be-that-whimsical-and-prejudiced?" theme of the book won't shock anyone. Only a Supreme Court junkie would truly ... Read More
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- Humanizing the intricate process of the highest courtThis was an educational, yet easy and fun book to read about many interesting facts about the history and current issues of the court. To learn about the system that constantly changes, and is often subject to luck, human frailties, and personalities, and yet has manintained the balance most of the time is both frightening and comforting. In the end, I found all of the justices, and even the ones that I have never respected, quite remarkable in their own ways of doing their duties. The intellectual maturity ... Read More
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- An Intimate Look Inside the Most Exclusive Enclave in AmericaAs only Jeffrey Toobin can do, he paints a deep and rich picture of the inner sanctum of the Supreme Court.
