The Nine
Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Political Science, Government, Public Affairs & Administration
| Author: | Jeffrey Toobin | ISBN: | 9780307472892 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group | Publication: | September 30, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Anchor | Language: | English |
| Author: | Jeffrey Toobin |
| ISBN: | 9780307472892 |
| Publisher: | Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group |
| Publication: | September 30, 2008 |
| Imprint: | Anchor |
| Language: | English |
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 issues as abortion, civil rights, and church-state relations. Based on exclusive interviews with the justices and with a keen sense of the Court’s history and the trajectory of its future, Jeffrey Toobin creates in The Nine a riveting story of one of the most important forces in American life today.
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 issues as abortion, civil rights, and church-state relations. Based on exclusive interviews with the justices and with a keen sense of the Court’s history and the trajectory of its future, Jeffrey Toobin creates in The Nine a riveting story of one of the most important forces in American life today.
