Informative and well written. Didn’t really cover anything new for me but great recommendation for beginners into US politics

NINE BLACK ROBES by Joan Biskupic is subtitled "Inside the Supreme Court's Drive to the Right and Its Historic Consequences." Biskupic, who has written several biographies of Justices and is currently CNN's Senior Supreme Court Analyst, refers to "more than a hundred interviews with people on the court and in its orbit, including a majority of the justices." She seeks to give an insider perspective, but also is not shy about expressing her own biases. The negotiations described and comments about oral arguments are interesting, but quite detailed. Notes and an index comprise at least twenty-five percent of the text. NINE BLACK ROBES received a starred review from Booklist. ("Devoted Court-watchers will devour this behind-the-scenes exposé.") although The Wall Street Journal was less flattering in its review ("Unfortunately, Ms. Biskupic too often airs her own dissenting opinions.").

Interested readers should also look for recently published texts:
The Shadow Docket by Stephen Vladeck and
The Supermajority by Michael Waldman

A timely look at the modern workings of the Supreme Court by CNN Senior Supreme Court Analyst, Joan Biskupic. Clearly, Trump-era politics and manipulation have affected this Branch of our American Government and the pretentions are not without consequences. Biskupic tells us life stories of the justices on the court and some of their personal decisions made which could plague the American people for years to come. In almost warning fashion, how far will this conservative majority push their agenda in the highest legal system in our country? Must read.