Examines the power of the Supreme Court and cites specific cases which illustrate its relationship with other political institutions.

杰弗里·图宾，1986年毕业于哈佛法学院，担任过纽约市布鲁克林区联邦助理检察官。现为《纽约客》杂志职业撰稿人，CNN资深法律评论员，是美国最出色的法律记者之一，著有一系列法律题材畅销书，包括：Too Close to Call: The Thirty-Six-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election（2002）；A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President（2000）；The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson（1997）； Opening Arguments: A Young Lawyer’s First Case—United...(展开全部)

In The Nine , acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, revealing the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land. An institution at a moment of transition, the Court now stands at a crucial point, with major changes in store on such issues as abortion, ...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin takes you into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, 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 election—where the future of the Court will be at stake—Toobin reveals an institution at a moment of tran...(展开全部)

杰弗里·图宾，1986年毕业于哈佛法学院，担任过纽约市布鲁克林区联邦助理检察官。现为《纽约客》杂志职业撰稿人，CNN资深法律评论员，是美国最出色的法律记者之一，著有一系列法律题材畅销书，包括：Too Close to Call: The Thirty-Six-Day Battle to Decide the 2000 Election（2002）；A Vast Conspiracy: The Real Story of the Sex Scandal That Nearly Brought Down a President（2000）；The Run of His Life: The People v. O. J. Simpson（1997）； Opening Arguments: A Young Lawyer’s First Case—United...(展开全部)

在线阅读本书 Bestselling author Jeffrey Toobin takes you into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, 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 election—where the future of the Court will be at stake—Toobin reveals an institution at a moment of tran...(展开全部)

In The Nine , acclaimed journalist Jeffrey Toobin takes us into the chambers of the most important—and secret—legal body in our country, the Supreme Court, revealing the complex dynamic among the nine people who decide the law of the land. An institution at a moment of transition, the Court now stands at a crucial point, with major changes in store on such issues as abortion, ...(展开全部)

戴维·奥布赖恩（David M.O’Brien）：声名卓著的美国最高法院研究专家，弗吉尼亚大学政府与外交学讲座教授，曾深入最高法院，担任司法研究员和研究助理两年。编辑出版有两卷本的《宪法法与宪法政治》（Constitutional Law and Politics，第6版），参与编写了《民治政府》（Government By the People，第19-21版）。 胡晓进：中国政法大学讲师，南京大学历史学博士，长于美国史研究，代表作品有《在宪政舞台上：美国最高法院的历史轨迹》（合著），《美国最高法院》（合译）、《政治和命运》（合译）。 任东来：美国宪政史、中美关系史专家，南京大学-霍普金斯大学中美文化研究中心教授，代表作品有《美国宪政历程：塑造美国的25 个司法大案》、《在宪政舞台上：美国最高法院的历史轨迹》等。

In this remarkable book, a national bestseller in hardcover, Sandra Day O’Connor explores the law, her life as a Supreme Court Justice, and how the Court has evolved and continues to function, grow, and change as an American institution. Tracing some of the origins of American law through history, people, ideas, and landmark cases, O’Connor sheds new light on the basics, explor...(展开全部)