The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court

Written by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong

Narrated by Holter Graham

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.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
• Release date: Feb 19, 2019
• ISBN: 9781508292425

Bob Woodward

Bob Woodward is an associate editor at The Washington Post, where he has worked for more than 50 years. He has shared in two Pulitzer Prizes, one for his Watergate coverage and the other for coverage of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. He has authored 21 bestselling books, 15 of which have been #1 New York Times bestsellers.

Reviews for The Brethren

[Ben Peltz · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

It was a little hard to follow at times because of the way that different cases overlap chronologically, but overall I appreciated this look at how the Supreme Court functions on the inside. Suffice to say there's a lot more politicking than one would expect of people chosen for their legal expertise. I would be curious to know how things are similar or different today because my understanding is that Antonin Scalia forced the court to become more technically adept in making its decisions, but I wouldn't be surprised to find out that despite that, many of the decisions come down to the same kind of contention and compromising that is portrayed here.

[Russell Ballou · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

My only complaint is that the book had to end. I’m currently a law student, and this book provided so much backstory into the civil rights era Court. It allowed me to better understand many landmark decisions. But even if it hadn’t been useful as a student, I still would have loved it.

[Betty Bennett · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I I can’t say that I love the book I appreciated it for the truth that you told author Bob Woodward is accurate in his journalism and a trustworthy news source in this document she discussed three of the efforts of the Supreme Court of the workings of the Supreme Court during an excited for your ministration it was a sad time in our judicial history and it began a long process of decline in the projections we were counting on the Supreme Court to offer so it is a worthy read it is difficult at times and it’s hard to imagine that things are any different now than these events that occurred back in a year in the 70s and again I can’t say I did or didn’t love it. But my understanding of the gamesmanship ship of the power elite will be important each time I enter the ballot box.