Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court

The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court | Jeffrey Toobin

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I wanted to know more about the Supreme Court, but while this book claims to provide insight and be a history, it has no citations and provides almost no context for what for author describes. 1/5 stars

Hestapleton Nothing in the back of the book? I‘ve read one other Toobin with thorough sources, just not footnoted. 3y

bookishbitch That sounds disappointing. 3y

iread2much @Hestapleton it‘s possible that there were, but I don‘t personally find a list of references without citations to be very helpful. I want to know where he‘s getting his information and when he makes big claims about history and historical events/social movements, I don‘t want to just take his word for them. Maybe if I lived through that era it would be different 🤷🏻‍♀️ 3y

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iread2much @bookishbitch it was! Even the Brian Kilmeade book has citations; really really really bad citations, but at least it tried. This book even uses quotes but didn‘t tell me what it was quoting from. 3y

bookishbitch @iread2much Sounds like lazy research. 3y

iread2much @bookishbitch I agree. 😠 he claims that abortion is THE driving force behind conservative take overs of the legal system, which I can totally believe. However, since he provides no real context and no citations, I can‘t understand how he came to that conclusion and I don‘t know if it‘s true. 3y

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Hestapleton

The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court | Jeffrey Toobin

I really hope this was an accident because I truly enjoy his writing.

https://www.wishtv.com/news/national/new-yorker-suspends-jeffrey-toobin-report-s...

Tonton I like his writing, too. Unfortunate error of judgement it seems;there‘s a time and place... 4y

Hestapleton @Tonton why I always triple check that my camera is off before I start a meeting! #pajamalife 4y

Megabooks Oh dear! I like his books too. I mean couldn‘t he have waited? 4y

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AmyG I read this yesterday on twitter. I will never unsee this. Holy cow. 4y

janeycanuck You know what is a good way to not accidentally expose yourself on a work call? WEAR PANTS AND KEEP THEM ON DURING YOUR WORK CALLS! 4y

Hestapleton @janeycanuck 🙌🏻🙌🏻 4y

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Anyakinsl

The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court | Jeffrey Toobin

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DivineDiana

Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court | Jeffrey Toobin

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My first nonfiction book of the year was a revealing and surprising to me explanation of the process of becoming a Supreme Court Justice. Many notable Court decisions were discussed, giving you the feeling of being behind the scenes. My favorite part was feeling that although they reside in an “ivory tower”, the Justices have a life outside of the Court too. Published in 2007, so ends with Alito. #nonfiction2019

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DivineDiana

The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court | Jeffrey Toobin

“A month after the argument in Grutter, on an aircraft carrier off the coast of San Diego, the president addressed a cheering crowd underneath a banner that read “Mission Accomplished. But almost from that moment, the fortunes of the American occupation turned.” #musicalnewyear #carryingthebanner

Just read this line and couldn‘t resist getting in one more for the challenge! Lots of fun. Thank you for stimulating my brain!

Cinfhen, vivastory

Cinfhen I love when those coincidences occur!! Thanks for sharing and playing along 6y

vivastory Thanks for joining the fantastic @Cinfhen & I! 6y

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DivineDiana

Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court | Jeffrey Toobin

Current read for IRL Book Club. Intense. Feel like I‘m teaching Business Law again! Not a fond memory. 😕

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GlassAsDiamonds

The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court | Jeffrey Toobin

#NovemberByTheNumbers from my TBR and perfect for the 9th of November (But I did have Lord of the Rings flashback moments 😉😉😂😂)!! I really want to read this one but keep forgetting I own it! Must get a wiggle on! 😊😊😊

#nine
#9

JoeStalksBeck, BibliophileMomma

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Blaire

The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court | Jeffrey Toobin

A pretty famous #nine, the nine Supreme Court justices. I haven‘t read Toobin‘s book, but certainly a #tbr in my legal library. #novemberbythenumbers #day9

JoeStalksBeck, BibliophileMomma

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