The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court
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The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court is a landmark 1979 nonfiction book by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong that offers an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at the internal workings and decision-making of the United States Supreme Court during the Warren Burger era.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court Context triple: [Bob Woodward, notableWork, The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court]
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Murder in the Supreme Court
Murder in the Supreme Court is a political mystery novel by Margaret Truman that follows a murder investigation set within the inner workings of the United States Supreme Court.
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B.
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg" is a popular biographical book that chronicles the life, legal career, and cultural impact of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers’ Edition
United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers’ Edition is an unofficial, annotated reporter series that publishes decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court with extensive editorial enhancements such as headnotes, summaries, and research references.
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D.
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States is a historic multi-volume compilation of early U.S. Supreme Court decisions edited and reported by Richard Peters.
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Blackmun Reports
Blackmun Reports is a collection of United States Supreme Court opinions and related writings associated with Justice Harry A. Blackmun, published as a specialized continuation of the official United States Reports.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court Target entity description: The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court is a landmark 1979 nonfiction book by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong that offers an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at the internal workings and decision-making of the United States Supreme Court during the Warren Burger era.
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A.
Murder in the Supreme Court
Murder in the Supreme Court is a political mystery novel by Margaret Truman that follows a murder investigation set within the inner workings of the United States Supreme Court.
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B.
Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
"Notorious RBG: The Life and Times of Ruth Bader Ginsburg" is a popular biographical book that chronicles the life, legal career, and cultural impact of U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
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C.
United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers’ Edition
United States Supreme Court Reports, Lawyers’ Edition is an unofficial, annotated reporter series that publishes decisions of the U.S. Supreme Court with extensive editorial enhancements such as headnotes, summaries, and research references.
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D.
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States
Reports of Cases Argued and Adjudged in the Supreme Court of the United States is a historic multi-volume compilation of early U.S. Supreme Court decisions edited and reported by Richard Peters.
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E.
Blackmun Reports
Blackmun Reports is a collection of United States Supreme Court opinions and related writings associated with Justice Harry A. Blackmun, published as a specialized continuation of the official United States Reports.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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nonfiction book ⓘ |
| author |
Bob Woodward
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Scott Armstrong ⓘ |
| controversy |
alleged breaches of Supreme Court confidentiality norms
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use of anonymous sources from within the Court ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| criticalReception |
criticized by some for possible inaccuracies and bias
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generally positive reviews ⓘ praised for unprecedented access to Court deliberations ⓘ |
| depicts |
alliances and blocs within the Court
ⓘ
case conferences of the Supreme Court ⓘ drafting and negotiation of judicial opinions ⓘ interpersonal conflicts among justices ⓘ opinion assignment process ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Associate Justices of the Burger Court
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Warren E. Burger ⓘ
surface form:
Chief Justice Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court law clerks ⓘ |
| genre |
legal history
ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
public understanding of Supreme Court secrecy
ⓘ
scholarly debates on judicial behavior ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| libraryOfCongressSubject |
Judges—United States
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Judicial process—United States ⓘ Supreme Court of the United States ⓘ
surface form:
United States. Supreme Court
|
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| notableFor |
behind-the-scenes account of the U.S. Supreme Court
ⓘ
detailed portrayal of internal Court politics ⓘ use of confidential sources among law clerks and justices ⓘ |
| partOf | literature on the United States Supreme Court ⓘ |
| portrays |
Warren E. Burger
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surface form:
Warren E. Burger as an often ineffective administrator
ideological divisions on the Burger Court ⓘ strategic behavior in judicial decision-making ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1979 ⓘ |
| publisher | Simon & Schuster ⓘ |
| received | widespread media attention upon release ⓘ |
| relatedWorkOfAuthor |
film "All the President’s Men"
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surface form:
All the President's Men
The Final Days ⓘ |
| setting | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| subject |
Supreme Court of the United States
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surface form:
United States Supreme Court
Warren Burger Court ⓘ internal deliberations of the Supreme Court ⓘ judicial decision-making ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
1970s
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Warren Burger era ⓘ late 1960s ⓘ |
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Subject: The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court Description of subject: The Brethren: Inside the Supreme Court is a landmark 1979 nonfiction book by Bob Woodward and Scott Armstrong that offers an unprecedented, behind-the-scenes look at the internal workings and decision-making of the United States Supreme Court during the Warren Burger era.
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