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My impression of The Nine was of a fair reporting with Toobin being hardest on the Thomas and Scalia, suggesting a left lean. Since I don't know any of the justices, I can't tell if he was being particularly hard on some by focusing on unpleasant personality traits or was giving an even handed description of all justices in a way that made Thomas and Scalia more distasteful to this slightly left of center reader.
His descriptions really brought the court alive for me.
I think the liberal slant was present during the discussion of Bush v. Gore. Otherwise, it was unbiased, but you have to notice his bias during the discussion of that case.
Toobin isn't a conservative-- he wrote for The New Republic in law school. I'd say, if anything, his writing and views veer toward the left.
I'm pretty lefty myself and i almost felt he was even slightly more willing to highlight the flaws and missteps of Scalia, Thomas, etc. but overall an admirably unbiased and pretty engaging piece of writing.
I thought it was terrific also. I'm a die-hard liberal but didn't really see any slant, and I was looking. I thought the story of the 2000 election and the "imperial presididency" stuff was fair too.
I loved this book, even with the conservative slant. Great book for people who love the law or politics.
I'm in the middle of it too. I think it's terrific, great bios of the justices and interesting stories explaining the background of the ebb and flow of the court.
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