Political Control of America's Courts
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Appeals
Author_Helena Silverstein
Branches of Government
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Checks and Balances Function of
Circuit
Confirmations
Constitutional Rights
Court Nominations and
Court Types--Federal
District
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Federalist Society
Judicial Elections
Judicial Interpretation of
Partisan Party Politics
Political Campaigns
Political Supporters
Probate
Public Perceptions of Judiciary
State
U.S. Supreme Court
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- ISBN 9781440878053
- Weight: 454g
- Dimensions: 156 x 235mm
- Publication Date: 18 Jan 2023
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
- Publication City/Country: US
- Product Form: Hardback
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This volume explores the many ways in which politics shapes the allegedly nonpartisan judicial system in America, ranging from how judges are selected to the bench to how they rule when they get there.
Each title in the Contemporary Debates series examines the veracity of controversial claims or beliefs surrounding a major political/cultural issue in the United States. Each book gives readers a clear and unbiased understanding of current high-interest issues by informing them about falsehoods, half-truths, and misconceptions—and confirming the factual validity of other assertions—that have gained traction in America's cultural and political discourse.
This volume in the series provides a deeply researched and even-handed account of the relationship between America's judicial branch—which is supposed to view law through a nonpartisan lens—and the sometimes poisonous partisanship that is such a notorious factor in the nation's other two branches of government. Is political combat over judicial nominations worse than ever before? What impact is the politicization of the courts having on public faith in the legitimacy of the courts and our wider political system? Was former Supreme Court justice Sandra Day right when she asserted that "judicial independence is a bedrock principle of our court system, and we are losing it"? This work will provide insights into all these questions and more.
Helena Silverstein js Professor and Department Head of Government and Law at Lafayette College, USA.
