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Sto caricando le informazioni... The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court (2007)di Jeffrey Toobin
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![]() Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Well written but I don't think I can go much further with it. As I have aged, I have become much less tolerant of far right thinking and of today's Republicans' political attempts to change America. It is not what I had hoped for when I took Naturalization. (5/13/2022) Interesting view of the Supreme Court during the last two decades. Very enjoyable gossipy overview of the Rehnquist and Roberts Supreme Courts. Now, with the prospect of President Obama making some good nominations in the years to come, the recently depressing subject of the Supreme Court demographics is much more cheerful. Reading this book in the opening weeks of a McCain/Palin administration would have been awful. A könyv az amerikai LegfelsÅ‘bb BÃróságot mutatja be a 80-as évektÅ‘l a kétezres évek közepéig (vagyis nagyjából Rehnquist idÅ‘szakát). Megismerjük a fontosabb ügyeket, a döntések hátterét, egyúttal a bÃrákat is. Elég részletesen elemzi az új bÃrák kiválasztását is. Nem jogászoknak Ãródott, különösebb jogi háttér nélkül is érthetÅ‘, de azért nem árt, ha az alkotmányjog alapjaival tisztában van az olvasó. Egy-két esetben éreztem azt, hogy valami lábjegyzet segÃtene, fÅ‘leg amikor korábbi ügyekre hivatkozott vissza. Az alapvetÅ‘en nem feltétlenül túlzottan izgalmas eseményeket sikerült végig érdekesen bemutatnia a könyvnek. Túl sok titokra persze azért a cÃmmel ellentétben nem számÃthatunk, illetve a testület alapvetÅ‘ zárkózottsága miatt amúgy is nehéz ellenÅ‘rizni, vajon mi volt pontosan a döntések hátterében. A könyvnek egyetlen egy hibája van: nagyon elfogult. Már a bÃrák bemutatásánál is valahogy pozitÃvabbak a liberálisok (ez nem pontos szó itt, de a könyv is ezt használja) mint a konzervatÃvak. Az különösen szembeötlÅ‘, hogy Anthony Kennedy jellemzése hogyan változik ahogy a mérleg nyelveként idÅ‘nénk másként szavaz. A könyv szerint, ha valami korábbi precedenst felülÃrtak a liberális bÃrák, az a korábbi hiba bölcs kijavÃtása volt. Ha a konzervatÃvok Ãrtak felül precedenst akkor az a jogállam vége. Ha jól értem akkor a könyv eléggé hatásvadász módon arra akarja felhÃvni a figyelmem (vagyis hát inkább az amerikai választók figyelmét) hogy a republikánusok megpróbálják "elfoglalni" a legfelsÅ‘bb bÃróságot, fÅ‘ célként persze azért, hogy Roe v. Wade-et (abortusz) felülbÃrálják. Szerintem teljesen érthetÅ‘, hogy mindkét oldal szeretné ha az Å‘ emberei ülnek a bÃróságon, ebben a két oldal között nagy különbség nincsen, ezt felróni a republikánusoknak elég furcsa. Másrészt a könyv pont azt mutatja be, hogy még amikor a bÃróság meglepÅ‘en függetlenül tudott működni akkor is, amikor a bÃrák többsége republikánus elnökök jelöltje volt. Számomra is meglepÅ‘ volt, de Row v Wade-et úgy szavazták meg 7-2 arányban, hogy a 7 "republikánus" 6-1 arányban az abortusz mellett szavazott, a 2 "demokrata" 1-1 szavazatával. (Ha holnap felülbÃrálja ezt a döntést a LegfelsÅ‘bb BÃróság, akkor az a kritika elég szarul öregszik). nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
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HTML:Bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin takes you into the chambers of the Supreme Court and reveals the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land. Just in time for the 2008 presidential electionâ??where the future of the Court will be at stakeâ??Toobin reveals an institution at a moment of transition, when decades of conservative disgust with the Court have finally produced a conservative majority, with major changes in store on such issues as abortion, civil rights, presidential power, and church-state relations. Based on exclusive interviews with the justices themselves, THE NINE tells the story of the Court through personalitiesâ??from Anthony Kennedyâ??s overwhelming sense of self-importance to Clarence Thomasâ??s well-tended grievances against his critics to David Souterâ??s odd nineteenth-century lifestyle. There is also, for the first time, the full behind-the-scenes story of Bush v. Goreâ??and Sandra Day Oâ??Connorâ??s fateful breach with George W. Bush, the president she helped place in office. THE NINE is the book Toobin was born to write. He is a bestselling author, a CNN senior legal analyst, and New Yorker staff writer. No one is more superbly qualified to Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Unfortunately, while I felt educated, I didn't feel all that engaged. The personalities didn't really come alive for me, and the cases were explained in a way that I felt was a tad murky. My expectation was more of a lengthy Time Magazine article, and it was more of a history book.
However, it did really tweak my interest and make me want to read more about the specific cases that it mentioned. I think any one of the cases would make for an interesting book on it's own - - and I don't know what is out there about these cases, but I hope to find out.
All in all, my critique may not be completely fair because I generally do not read history as a genre with the exception of some biography/memoir. I think if you have an interest in how our government works, this book is probably a great overview of the judicial branch.
Also, I am libertarian, but felt that the author was not pleased about the conservative bent of the court. I can understand that, but almost felt as though he was going to pains to hide the fact. He was trying to write in the unbiased fashion of a reporter, and I didn't feel he was totally successful in that endeavor.
Bottom line, if you have an interest in the topic, this book is a worthwhile read - - but it probably isn't going to be completely satisfying. (