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Inside the secret world of the supreme court, a new book by jeffrey toobin of cnn and the new yorker. Subtitled inside the secret world of the supreme court, the nine is legal analyst jeffrey toobin s history and profile of the recent supreme court. It covers roughly the last thirty years, with special attention to the period between george h. As a married couple, they have also welcomed two children a son adam tobin and a daughter ellen toobin. Constitution, charles evans hughes once remarked, is precisely what the judges say it is. Based in part on exclusive interviews with the justices and former law clerks, toobin profiles the justices of the united states supreme court, the functioning of that institution, and how it has changed over the years publishers weekly wrote of the book, toobin paints not a. I was completely interested to the point of sitting in my driveway to finish a chapter. Still, i must thank the show for leading me back to jeffrey toobins entertaining if somewhat nihilistic book, the run of his life.
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