The nine inside the secret world of the Supreme Court

As the Supreme Court continues to rule on important issues, it is essential to understand how it operates. Based on exclusive interviews with the justices themselves and other insiders, this is a timely "state of the union" about America's most elite legal institution. From Anthony Kennedy's self-im...

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Main Author: Toobin, Jeffrey
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Doubleday, c2007.
Edition:1st ed.
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300 |a viii, 369 p. :  |b col. ill. ;  |c 25 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. [351]-353) and index. 
505 0 |a 1: The federalist war of ideas -- Good versus evil -- Questions presented -- Collision course -- Big heart -- Exiles return? -- What shall be Orthodox -- Writing separately -- Cards to the left -- the year of the rout -- 2: To the brink -- Over the brink -- Perfectly clear -- 3: "a particular sexual act" -- "A law-profession culture" -- Before speaking, saying something -- The green brief -- "Our executive doesn't" -- "A great privilege, indeed" -- 4: "'G' is for God -- Retiring the trophy -- "I know her heart" -- Dinner at the just desserts café -- "I am and always have been ..." -- Phanatics? 
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