The politics of judicial independence
Subtitle: courts, politics, and the public
By: edited by Bruce Peabody
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Balitmore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 334
ISBN-13: 9780801897719; 9780801897726
Description: "The judiciary in the United States has been subject in recent years to increasingly vocal, aggressive criticism by media members, activists, and public officials at the federal, state, and local level. This collection probes whether these attacks as well as proposals for reform represent threats to judicial independence or the normal, even healthy, operation of our political system"--P. [4] of cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The choreography of courts-Congress conflicts / Charles Geyh; title: Congress and judicial supremacy / Neal Devins; title: Presidential manipulations of judicial power / Stephen M. Engel; title: Institutional interdependence and the separation of powers / J. Mitchell Pickerill; title: The public and judicial independence / Tom S. Clark; title: Judicial elections and public perception of the courts / Matthew J. Streb; title: Conflicts with courts in common law nations / Jason Pierce; title: The siege on the Israeli Supreme Court and lessons for the U.S. / Maya Sabatello; title: Self-regulation and an independent judiciary / Scott E. Gant; title: Judicial credibility / Louis Fisher.