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From the moment Chief Justice John Roberts swore in President Barack Obama in January 2009, there has been a confrontational relationship between the White House and the Supreme Court. Jeffrey Toobin believes that the basis of the hostility between the President and the Chief Justice is that one is a constitutional conservative and one one is a constitutional radical. And, in his view, it is the President who is essentially conservative on constitutional issues believing in pragmatism, compromis
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I've previously read Toobin's book The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court and enjoyed that, so I was compelled to read this one.
Toobin presents his information in a reader-friendly fashion, including explaining lawyer-speak. Some of the machinations of the highest court in the land demonstrate that at least some of the justices can get down in the mud when necessary. It was especially interesting at the end of the book to have Toobin reflect on future decisions including parts of ...more
Toobin presents his information in a reader-friendly fashion, including explaining lawyer-speak. Some of the machinations of the highest court in the land demonstrate that at least some of the justices can get down in the mud when necessary. It was especially interesting at the end of the book to have Toobin reflect on future decisions including parts of ...more
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