Statesmanship and the Judiciary
In: The review of politics, Band 51, Heft 4, S. 510
ISSN: 0034-6705
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In: The review of politics, Band 51, Heft 4, S. 510
ISSN: 0034-6705
In: Annual review of political science, Band 22, Heft 1, S. 261-276
ISSN: 1545-1577
The increased polarization in the United States among the political branches and citizenry affects the selection, work, perception, and relative power of state and federal judges, including justices of the US Supreme Court. Polarization in the United States over the last few decades matters to the American judicial system in at least four ways. First, polarization affects judicial selection, whether the selection method is (sometimes partisan-based) elections or appointment by political actors. In times of greater polarization, governors and presidents who nominate judges, legislators who confirm judges, and voters who vote on judicial candidates are more apt to support or oppose judges on the basis of partisan affiliation or cues. Second, driven in part by selection mechanisms, polarization may be reflected in the decisions that judges make, especially on issues that divide people politically, such as abortion, guns, or affirmative action. The Supreme Court, for example, often divides along party and ideological lines in the most prominent and highly contested cases. Those ideological lines now overlap with party as we enter a period in which all the Court liberals have been appointed by Democratic presidents and all the Court conservatives have been appointed by Republican presidents. Third, increasingly polarized judicial decisions appear to be causing the public to view judges and judicial decision making (at least on the US Supreme Court) through a more partisan lens. Fourth, polarization may affect the separation of powers, by empowering courts against polarized legislative bodies sometimes paralyzed by gridlock. The review concludes by considering how increased polarization may interact with the judiciary and judicial branch going forward and by suggesting areas for future research.
In: Africa research bulletin. Political, social and cultural series, Band 61, Heft 1
ISSN: 1467-825X
In: Africa research bulletin. Economic, financial and technical series, Band 52, Heft 8
ISSN: 1467-6346
In: Cato policy report: publ. bimonthly by the Cato Institute, Band 27, Heft 4, S. 8-13
ISSN: 0743-605X
In: The Parliamentarian: journal of the parliaments of the Commonwealth, Band 79, Heft 3, S. 267-268
ISSN: 0031-2282
In: Nijhoff law specials, v. 80
The book analyses the concept and application of justice in every domain of life. Justice has a universal character, relevant to every part of the world. Deviation from its norms brings injustice entailing denigration of human nature in all its expressions. The book is worth reading by everyone interested in justice.
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In: The round table: the Commonwealth journal of international affairs, Band 112, Heft 4, S. 440-441
ISSN: 1474-029X
In: ПОЛИТЕИА, Band 6, Heft 12, S. 153-168
In: Russian Law Journal, Band II, Heft 4, S. 129-145
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In: Russian politics and law, Band 51, Heft 4, S. 40-47
ISSN: 1558-0962
In: Russian politics and law: a journal of translations, Band 51, Heft 4, S. 40-47
ISSN: 1061-1940
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