The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
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 i...show more
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Toobin zooms (ok will only make that joke once) through about thirty years of Supreme Court history. Compelling, well paced, dramatic, and coherent. Sort of a successor to The Brethren, feels insidery at times, but mainly just well written play by play. Doesn’t really try to put the court in context of its entire history, rather situated it in the political context of the 80s thru 2000s - and does so effectively.
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