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Know your judges!

From NYRB, Ronald Dworkin on The Supreme Court Phalanx. Cass Sunstein on the myth of the balanced court: In 1980, John Paul Stevens stood at the center of the Supreme Court. Today, he is its most left-wing member — and he hasn't changed. A review of The Nine: Inside the Secret World of the Supreme Court by Jeffrey Toobin. Know Your Judges! Who gets to judge you and the law? If you don't know—read this. Rush to Judgment: The fight to fill judicial vacancies grows ever weirder. From Democracy, the Supreme Court's landmark Brown decision is coming under fire—why it's worth defending: A review of The Lost Promise of Civil Rights by Risa Goluboff. A review of The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Constitution by Kevin A. C. Gutzman and 33 Questions about American History You’re Not Supposed to Ask by Thomas E. Woods, Jr.