Category Archives: Supreme Court

A Healthy Dose of Ambition

Posted on November 29, 2014 by David B. Smith

This is a readable autobiography describing Sotomayor’s improbable rise to the highest court in the land. Her descriptions of life as an immigrant child are colorful and revealing; this is a briskly-paced tale, interesting to read with a few lagging … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “The Brethren”

Posted on August 16, 2013 by David B. Smith

  Woodward does his usual brilliant reporting. It is fascinating to read the play and interplay regarding huge multi-year cases like Roe v. Wade and busing. But it is almost impossible to conceive of how the Court continued to function … Continue reading →

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Book Review: “The Nine”

Posted on August 16, 2013 by David B. Smith

  The Nine by Jeffrey Toobin I found this to be a fascinating story of the past few decades of Supreme Court labor. Toobin definitely explores the Court from his moderate-to-liberal position – a stance I sympathize with largely in … Continue reading →

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