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The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin
challenging
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.5
An interesting book that gave some insight into the Rehnquist court. Going into the book, I was hoping for greater insight in the collaboration and consensus building among justices. This book didn’t give as much attention to those aspects as I wanted but did give detail on the personalities and evolving approaches/styles of the justices. The author does a decent job weaving together the narrative of the court’s timeline with the political timeline of the other two branches of government, providing some valuable context.
I’d recommend this book to anyone interested in a bit of insight into each justice’s approach to constitutional interpretation and the personalities that shaped various key decisions between roughly 1986-2006.
But for those more well versed in & focused on, the court and key cases, you likely won’t learn more about the cases than you already know.
I’d recommend this book to anyone interested in a bit of insight into each justice’s approach to constitutional interpretation and the personalities that shaped various key decisions between roughly 1986-2006.
But for those more well versed in & focused on, the court and key cases, you likely won’t learn more about the cases than you already know.