The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Courtis a2007non-fiction book by legal analystJeffrey Toobin.Based in part on exclusive interviews with the justices and former law clerks, Toobin profiles the justices of theUnited States Supreme Court,the functioning of that institution, and how it has changed over the years. The book covers the years from 1994 to 2005.[1]
Publishers Weeklywrote of the book, "Toobin paints not a conservative revolution but a period of intractable moderation. The real power, he argues, belonged to supreme swing-voterSandra Day O'Connor,who decided important cases with what Toobin sees as an almost primal attunement to a middle-of-the-road public consensus. By contrast, he contends, conservative justicesWilliam RehnquistandAntonin Scaliaended up bitter old men, their rigorous constitutional doctrines made irrelevant by the moderates' compromises. "
The book spent four months on theNew York Timesbestseller list.[2]
References
edit- ^"Jeffrey Toobin's the Nine—Part 2".National Review.24 September 2007.
- ^"Legal journalist Jeffrey Toobin to speak at Connecticut College May 30"(Press release). Connecticut College. May 22, 2008.Retrieved2008-08-26.
External links
edit- New York Timesreviewby David Margolick
- The Nineat Amazon.com
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