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The Oath: The Obama White House and The Supreme Court Gebundene Ausgabe – 18. September 2012
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From the moment John Roberts, the chief justice of the United States, blundered through the Oath of Office at Barack Obama's inauguration, the relationship between the Supreme Court and the White House has been confrontational. Both men are young, brilliant, charismatic, charming, determined to change the course of the nation—and completely at odds on almost every major constitutional issue. One is radical; one essentially conservative. The surprise is that Obama is the conservative—a believer in incremental change, compromise, and pragmatism over ideology. Roberts—and his allies on the Court—seek to overturn decades of precedent: in short, to undo the ultimate victory FDR achieved in the New Deal.
This ideological war will crescendo during the 2011-2012 term, in which several landmark cases are on the Court's docket—most crucially, a challenge to Obama's controversial health-care legislation. With four new justices joining the Court in just five years, including Obama's appointees Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan, this is a dramatically—and historically—different Supreme Court, playing for the highest of stakes.
No one is better positioned to chronicle this dramatic tale than Jeffrey Toobin, whose prize-winning bestseller The Nine laid bare the inner workings and conflicts of the Court in meticulous and entertaining detail. As the nation prepares to vote for President in 2012, the future of the Supreme Court will also be on the ballot.
- Seitenzahl der Print-Ausgabe352 Seiten
- SpracheEnglisch
- HerausgeberDoubleday
- Erscheinungstermin18. September 2012
- Abmessungen16.41 x 3.15 x 24.1 cm
- ISBN-100385527209
- ISBN-13978-0385527200
Produktbeschreibungen
Pressestimmen
“More than three decades after Bob Woodward wrote The Brethren, Toobin is Woodward’s successor as the chronicler of behind-the-scenes details from the Supreme Court, and the book is a page-turner.”
--The Washington Post
“Toobin is one of the most talented reporters covering American law…Not until scholars a generation hence gain access to the justices’ papers are we likely to have a more useful, or more readable, picture of this oddly assorted group of judges at this moment in history.”
--The New York Times Book Review
“[A] polished and thoughtful dissection of the current Court -- led by Chief Justice John Roberts -- and its high-stakes relationship to the Obama administration. Toobin brings full authority to this project. Deeply versed in Supreme Court lore and legal subtlety, he draws upon first-hand interviews with the justices and their clerks in crafting an anxious tale of the Roberts court, casting its major rulings as looming symbols of judicial philosophy and will. After reading this wise book, one can fairly wonder whether the court, at its conservative core, embodies a brave corrective for the overreach of federal policy, or amounts to a partisan plot against America.”
--USA Today
“Jeffrey Toobin’s book The Oath: The Obama White House and the Supreme Court is for political, and governmental, junkies – those of us who simply cannot get enough of the fascinating interpersonal dynamics that shape so much of what goes on at the top levels of government….Toobin’s [book] would fall into the Robert Caro-Lyndon Johnson category. The “What’s really going on here?” genre of political studies…[The Oath] entertains us and reminds us that it is the interplay between different personalities and agendas that more than any scholarly argument of historical text is often at the heart of the laws we live with.”
-- The Boston Globe
"From the awkward swearing-in of President Obama by Chief Justice Roberts to Obama’s caustic reaction to the Citizens United ruling to Roberts’ support of Obama’s health-care law, the tumultuous relationship between the administration and the Supreme Court has been increasingly evident…Legal analyst Toobin offers a vivid inside look at the personalities and politics behind the fractious relationship…Among the highlights: Ginsburg’s scathing dissent on a ruling against a claim of pay disparity, in which she urged congressional action; Souter’s caustic dissent in Citizens United that questioned Roberts’ integrity; and Scalia’s bitter disappointment in Roberts’ decision on the health-care law. A revealing look at the ideological battle between the White House and the Supreme Court."
--Booklist, starred review
"A skillful probing of the often-discordant relationship between the president and the Supreme Court...Shrewd and elucidating."
--Kirkus Reviews
“In The Oath, Toobin—a legal correspondent for the New Yorker and CNN—gives a full account of the current struggle over constitutional interpretation. It’s an artfully constructed chronicle, and Toobin vigorously argues its conclusions. He skillfully interweaves three topics: the leading cases that illustrate the ambition of the Roberts Court; the four appointments since 2006 (Roberts, Samuel Alito, Sonia Sotomayor, and Elena Kagan) that have turned the court into an institution blatantly divided between five committed Republicans and four committed Democrats; and illuminating sketches of all the justices, including the three recent retirees (Sandra Day O’Connor, David Souter, and John Paul Stevens). For civilian readers, Toobin blends the equivalent of Con Law 101 with terrific political reportage.”
--Bookforum
“A worthy successor to The Nine, The Oath is a work of probity, intelligence and exceptional reporting.”
--Richmond Times-Dispatch
“Toobin, a rare authority who knows how to write, frames President Obama and Chief Justice John Roberts as engaged in a kind of slow-motion showdown, like two men standing on a frontier main street, which ought to get our attention…This is, in short, a book suitable for reading in the study or while sprawled at the beach.”
--Sun Times
“A lucid, lively and astute analysis of the Supreme Court during Roberts' seven-year reign as chief justice. Toobin has the chops (and the contacts) to take readers inside the court, capture the personalities of the justices, and parse the principles at stake in cases involving the right to bear arms, employment discrimination and campaign finance reform.”
--Minneapolis Star Tribune
“Toobin’s exceptionally readable book is more than just an inside look at the largely secretive way the justices operate. He blends strong reporting with a sure historical grasp of the court to present a persuasive argument that the five conservatives who control the court have embarked on a deliberate course to demolish well-accepted precedents on campaign finance, gun control and abortion rights.”
--Columbus Dispatch
“The Oath is the sequel to The Nine, Toobin’s bestselling account of the Rehnquist Court [and Toobin] is a reliable and astute guide.”
--Miami Herald
“Jeffrey Toobin is perhaps the most astute reporter writing about the U.S. Supreme Court. [THE OATH may] eventually as the best book about the court during the opening half-decade of John Roberts' reign as chief justice. The book examines numerous recent rulings in depth, rulings about race-based affirmative action, gender inequality, the right to own guns, the ability to inject religious belief into the public arena, financing of political campaigns and many, many more issues. Toobin does his job well.”
--The Seattle Times
Praise for The Nine
Winner of the J. Anthony Lukas Book Prize
“The Nine not only provides a vivid narrative history of the Court’s recent history, but also gives the reader an intimate look at the individual justices, showing how personality, judicial philosophy and personal alliances can inform decisions that have huge consequences for the entire country . . . Driven by the author’s assured narrative voice, The Nine is as informative as it is fascinating, as insightful as it is readable.”
—Michiko Kakutani, The New York Times
“Smart and entertaining . . . The Nine is engaging, erudite, candid and accessible, often hard to put down. Toobin is a natural storyteller, and the stories he tells are gripping . . . [He] writes about the court more fluidly and fluently than anyone.”
—David Margolick, The New York Times Book Review
“The Nine is the latest, and by far the best [book] . . . about the Supreme Court.”
—Nina Totenberg, NPR
“This is a remarkable, riveting book. So great are Toobin’s narrative skills that both the justices and their inner world are brought vividly to life.”
—Doris Kearns Goodwin
“[An] absorbing group profile . . . [Toobin] deftly distills the issues and enlivens his narrative of the Court’s internal wrangling with sharp thumbnail sketches.”
—Publishers Weekly
“A compelling look at the power and the politics behind the Supreme Court.”
—Booklist
“A major achievement, lucid and probing.”
—Bob Woodward
“Toobin’s sparkling new work is anecdotally rich and clearly written . . . A testimony to [his] skill.”
—USA Today
“Intelligent and even-handed . . . Toobin’s access to the Supremes and their secret little world is phenomenal.”
—Chicago Sun-Times
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- Herausgeber : Doubleday (18. September 2012)
- Sprache : Englisch
- Gebundene Ausgabe : 352 Seiten
- ISBN-10 : 0385527209
- ISBN-13 : 978-0385527200
- Abmessungen : 16.41 x 3.15 x 24.1 cm
- Amazon Bestseller-Rang: Nr. 3,562,439 in Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Bücher)
- Nr. 2,189 in Verfassungsrecht & Staatstheorie
- Nr. 10,476 in Staatsführung
- Nr. 19,774 in Politische Ideologien
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Auf knapp 300 Seiten bietet Toobin einen gelungenen Einblick in die Arbeit des Gerichts. Vor allem wichtige und die Medien dominierende Fälle, wie etwa die Urteile zur Wahlfinanzierung in den USA, dem Recht auf Waffenbesitz und der Verfassungsmäßigkeit der neu eingeführten Krankenversicherung, werden hier behandelt. Dabei schlägt Toobin einen weiten Bogen von der heutigen Zeit über die letzten 200 Jahre Gerichts-Geschichte, in welchem er Verbindungen und Entwicklung aufzeigt.
Neben den großen aktuellen Fällen werden auch andere Urteile in die Darstellung eingefügt, wie etwa das Urteil zum Recht auf Abtreibung. Dies geschieht entweder im Zusammenhang mit den prominenten Falldarstellungen selbst oder aber mit der Darstellung der Richter. Denn in kurzen, biographischen Abschnitten, fügt Toobin die Lebensgeschichte der einzelnen Richter ein, erklärt ihre Hintergründe, ihre Entwicklung und ihren Weg zum Supreme Court. Vor allem natürlich jener beiden Richter, die Barack Obama in seiner bisherigen Amtszeit für das Gericht vorschlagen konnte.
In dieser Verbindung von Rechtsgeschichte und biographischer Geschichte der Richter, wird die Veränderung und Politisierung des höchsten US-Gerichts aufgezeigt. Es wird beschrieben, auf welche Weise sich das Gericht in den letzten Jahrzehnten gewandelt und wie es sich zu einem konservativen, oftmals politischen Gericht, entwickelt hat. Dabei werden auch die vorherrschenden, unterschiedlichen Möglichkeiten, wie die US-Verfassung in der heutigen Zeit gelesen und interpretiert werden können, beleuchtet.
Toobin bedient sich dabei eines gefälligen und unterhaltsamen Schreibstils. Er verwendet eine angenehme Sprache, passenden Ausdruck, wird dabei nicht zu theoretisch, nicht zu wissenschaftlich aber auch nicht zu schlicht. Anekdotische Passagen runden die Darstellungsweise ab.
Seine Darstellung ist daher auch oder gerade für diejenigen geeignet, die sich normalerweise nicht mit US-Rechtgeschichte befassen. Ohne dies bewerten zu können, wäre dies für solche womöglich aber ohnehin eine zu simple Darstellung.
Für an Politik und Recht in den USA interessierte, bietet "The Oath" einen informativen und gleichsam unterhaltsamen Einblick hinter die Kulissen des höchsten Gerichts der USA, welches in der heutigen Zeit immer öfters die politische Richtung der USA mitzubestimmen scheint. Wer sich für diesen Aspekt der US-Politik interessiert, mehr über die Gegensätze eines Gerichts mit republikanischer Mehrheit und einem demokratischen Weißen Haus erfahren und dabei einen Ein- und Überblick erhalten möchte, welche politischen Fragen das Gericht momentan beschäftigen und wie die Richter dazu eingestellt sind, ist hier gut aufgehoben.
Die Darstellung endet mit dem Urteil über die Krankenversicherung 2012. Es ist damit zur Zeit eines der aktuellsten Darstellungen über den Supreme Court.
Insgesamt gibt es für eine überzeugende Darstellung 5 Sterne.
Not so many years ago, Supreme Court justices were mostly known to America through their written opinions. As partisanship over who would be confirmed by the Senate increased, public scrutiny did, too. Where once only spouses of the justices and clerks really knew what the justices were like, we live in a "loose lips" era where much more is shared outside the court about what goes on in the court. When you do a close of almost anyone, the view isn't nearly as neat and pretty. The same is true for the Supreme Court. The Oath once again makes that point clear.
The Oath is really three books in one:
1. A chronicle of the parallel careers and tensions between President Obama and Chief Justice of the United States, John Roberts.
2. An updated profile on the current sitting justices, as well as the most recent retirees.
3. A look at the legal reasoning behind some of the most important recent cases, from a liberal perspective.
By trying to cover so much ground, The Oath bobs back and forth a little more than I would have liked. The personal stories come across in pretty clear and interesting fashion, if a little too much like People would have covered the same ground.
To me, the book's biggest weakness is that the author critiques the positions of various justices in terms of whether they exactly fit with following the precedent of leading cases from the years when the court was dominated by liberal justices. The Supreme Court has always moved to overturn some precedents and to reign in others. When either one occurs, stare decisis (precedent should prevail) isn't going to have much effect.
I certainly agree with Mr. Toobin that the Supreme Court has become politicized to such an extent that its ability to be a credible influence is at stake. The book leaves us on an interesting note: Chief Justice John Roberts walking a pretty unusual dual argument to affirm Obamacare. In the past other leaders of the court have risen to the occasion to save the court from losing legitimacy. Will Chief Justice Roberts continue on that path? Only time will tell.
One can only hope that the sort of partisanship that led to the ugly Bush v. Gore decision will not recur. But it might!
How accurate is the book? It's hard to say, but I have spent enough time with two of the justices to respond to the portrait conveyed here. I didn't find either characterization to be far from my personal impressions.
Will there be a better book about this particular stretch of Supreme Court history? Possibly, but it probably won't be as entertaining as this one.