TITLE: The Nine : inside the secret world of the Supreme CourtAUTHOR: Jeffrey Toobin
CALL NUMBER: Stacks KF 8748 T665 2008
CALL NUMBER: Stacks KF 8748 T665 2008
REVIEWER: Sidney Laramie, SWC Librarian
What an enjoyable way to learn how the Supreme Court works! While Toobin analyses the court in general and some of its major cases (especially Bush v. Gore), the book reads more like a work of fiction. At one point I skipped to the end of a chapter because I couldn’t put the book down without knowing how the chapter ended.
In most of this book the author focuses on the Supreme Court under Rehnquist; he truly takes us behind the scenes there so that the judges become real people in our eyes. We see their personalities, values, how their pasts effect their votes, how they interact with each other, and the effect each of them had or has on the court and therefore on our country. We also come away with insight into the politics of the court – how the justices decide what cases will be heard, who will write the majority and dissenting opinions, etc., and other machinations to effect the vote.
What an enjoyable way to learn how the Supreme Court works! While Toobin analyses the court in general and some of its major cases (especially Bush v. Gore), the book reads more like a work of fiction. At one point I skipped to the end of a chapter because I couldn’t put the book down without knowing how the chapter ended.
In most of this book the author focuses on the Supreme Court under Rehnquist; he truly takes us behind the scenes there so that the judges become real people in our eyes. We see their personalities, values, how their pasts effect their votes, how they interact with each other, and the effect each of them had or has on the court and therefore on our country. We also come away with insight into the politics of the court – how the justices decide what cases will be heard, who will write the majority and dissenting opinions, etc., and other machinations to effect the vote.
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