Bench press
Subtitle: the collision of courts, politics, and the media
By: Edited by Keith J. Bybee.
Contributors: Bybee, Keith J., 1965-
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Stanford, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 230
ISBN-13: 9780804756778
Subjects: Political questions and judicial power -- United States; Judges -- Selection and appointment -- United States; Mass media and judicial power -- United States
Description: "In this first-of-its-kind collection, figures from the academy, the bench, and the press reflect on the state of the American judiciary. Using the results of a specially commissioned public opinion poll as a starting point, the contributors examine the complex mix of legal principle, political maneuvering, and press coverage that swirl around judicial selection and judicial decision making today. Essays examine the rise of explicitly political state judicial elections, the merits of judicial appointments, the rhetoric of federal judicial confirmation hearings, the quality of legal reporting, the portrayal of courts on the Internet, the inevitable tensions between judges and journalists, and the importance of regulating judicial appearances."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.