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The Nine The Nine, written by Jeffrey Toobin, describes the Supreme Court. Toobin gives the readers insight to how the court comes to important decisions by describing the justices. Each fairly recent justice has their own part where Toobin explains their personality and life. These stories help the readers understand how the court works and how the court has changed over time. Toobin also goes into detail about some important cases brought to the supreme court, such as Clinton v. Jones. Other cases which continually have arisen over and over through history are referred to several times through the book like Roe v. Wade. Overall, The Nine shows how the court has changed overtime through the different justices.
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