Nine, The: Inside The Secret World Of The Supreme Court

from nohablo

Detailed, thoughtful examination of the Supreme Court written in Toobin's reassuring, assertive, slightly clunky prose. Toobin doesn't have much of the searing lightning-in-brain virtuoso clarity of some of his fellow New Yorker writers (see: ETERNAL SWOONING OVER GOUREVITCH, LEVY) but he's got a...

from sammii507

Make no mistake, this book is not an objective or non-partisan look at the Supreme Court. Don't expect it to be. Toobin has a very liberal bias. This, however, does not bother me in the least, as it's my personal opinion that truth has a liberal bias. I'm just stating the bias of this book up fro...

from livebug

Despite its title, this book lacks much HOT JUSTICE-ON-JUSTICE action. However, dirty ol' Clarence Thomas notwithstanding, it's a pretty fascinating! I was so engrossed in the nomination of Ruth Bader Ginsberg (did everyone else know that Mario Cuomo was supposed to get her seat? !!!) while I was...

from nbmars

Books about constitutional law and court cases can be abstruse or fascinating, and this book definitely falls into the latter camp. Toobin does a terrific job of weaving the stories of the personalities of the recent Supreme Court into a review of the decisions they have handled. In particular, h...

from NewsieQ

I've always enjoyed Toobin's writing in the New Yorker. So, I wasn't surprised that I really liked this book. He goes inside the Supreme Court -- by talking to the justices themselves and to many of their law clerks. What comes out is a lively story about both the process and the personalities in...