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050	0	0	_aKF8748 _b.T665 2008
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100	1		_aToobin, Jeffrey _eauthor. _0(DLC)n 90670091
245	1	4	_aThe nine : _binside the secret world of the Supreme Court / _cJeffrey Toobin.
250			_aFirst Anchor Books edition
264		1	_aNew York : _bAnchor Books
264		4	_c©2008
300			_axii, 452 pages ; _c20 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
380			_aBook _2tlcgt
385			_aGeneral _2tlctarget
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [427]-430) and index.
520			_aForty percent of cases that reach the U.S. Supreme Court produce unanimous decisions. It is the others that pose problems, especially those involving issues that the elected branches of government have failed to resolve. In a sense, the Court serves as political umpire, with its decision making done in secret. The world of the Supreme Court has been probed in books like Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong's The Brethren (about the Burger Court). Toobin (Opening Arguments) follows their pattern with the Rehnquist and Roberts Courts, basing his work on interviews with the justices and 75 law clerks (conducted on a not-for-attribution basis). Toobin writes like a skillful literary critic as he attempts to understand the character and values of each justice, their outlook on life, and their jurisprudence. He makes a convincing case that the Rehnquist Court was really Sandra Day O'Connor's moderate Courtshe was the swing vote for moderation. Toward the end, Rehnquist largely gave up on transforming the Court in his image. The future direction of the Court, i.e., whether it goes extremist or remains more moderate, is clearly in the hands of the next President. Toobin himself seems hopeful that Justice Stephen Breyer may further promote moderation. Beautifully written, this is an essential purchase for all libraries interested in the contemporary Supreme Court. William D. Pederson
610	1	0	_aUnited States. _bSupreme Court. _0(DLC)n 79006848
650		0	_aPolitical questions and judicial power _zUnited States. _0(DLC)sh2008109679
650		0	_aJudicial review _zUnited States. _0(DLC)sh2008106245
650		0	_aConservatism _zUnited States. _0(DLC)sh2008100007
650		0	_aLaw _xPolitical aspects. _0(DLC)sh 85075298
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