The Brethren, Bob Woodward
The Brethren, Bob Woodward
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The Brethren
Inside the Supreme Court

Author: Bob Woodward, Scott Armstrong

Narrator: Holter Graham

Unabridged: 20 hr 53 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/19/2019


Synopsis

The Brethren is the first detailed behind-the-scenes account of the Supreme Court in action.

Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong have pierced its secrecy to give us an unprecedented view of the Chief and Associate Justices—maneuvering, arguing, politicking, compromising, and making decisions that affect every major area of American life.

About Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward is the author of three consecutive #1 New York Times bestsellers on President Trump—Fear (2018), Rage (2020), and Peril (2021) with Robert Costa—and an audiobook of 20 interviews with Trump. He has authored 22 bestselling books, 15 of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers, covering every president from Nixon to Biden.

About Scott Armstrong

Scott Armstrong is executive director of the Information Trust. A former reporter for The Washington Post, he founded the National Security Archive and was a senior investigator for the Senate Watergate Committee.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Shailey on October 11, 2007

I read this book in high school, as a high school senior for a Constitutional Law class. I loved it, I loved every minute of it. I found the book very compelling then, and I am sure that I would now. I read the book for a class, but I really got into it, without even knowing the cases that the court......more

Goodreads review by Ms.pegasus on November 05, 2013

This is a story of what came after the Warren Court – the Burger Court. The appellation of the Warren Court was not merely a product of journalistic shorthand. The Chief Justice exerts enormous power over Court decisions. If he is in the majority of the initial vote, he assigns opinions. The resultin......more

Goodreads review by Werner on April 17, 2015

Whether they realize it or not, the decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court have enormous ongoing impact on the lives and prospects of every American. Most Americans who actually follow politics and public affairs have very strong opinions about the court: about what its proper role should be, about wha......more

Goodreads review by Sean on August 05, 2007

OK, I haven’t read All the Presidents Men, but of all the Woodward books I’ve read, this is by far the best. Woodward can get just about anyone to talk to him, and that is never more clear than in this book. He’s got direct quotes from meetings where there were only five people in attendance. Its am......more

Goodreads review by Mary on December 26, 2024

pushed me closer towards an ideology of lawlessness......more