The limits of judicial independence

by Clark, Thomas S.

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Title Statements

Full title :The limits of judicial independence / Tom S. Clark.

Summary

"This book investigates the causes and consequences of congressional attacks on the U.S. Supreme Court, arguing that the extent of public support for judicial independence constitutes the practical limit of judicial independence. First, the book presents a historical overview of Court-curbing proposals in Congress. Then, building on interviews with Supreme Court justices, members of Congress, and judicial and legislative staffers, as well as existing research, the book theorizes that congressional attacks are driven by public discontent with the Court. From this theoretical model, predictions are derived about the decision to engage in Court-curbing and judicial responsiveness to Court-curbing activity in Congress. The Limits of Judicial Independence draws on illustrative archival evidence, systematic analysis of an original dataset of Court-curbing proposals introduced in Congress from 1877 onward, and judicial decisions. This evidence demonstrates that Court-curbing is driven primarily by public opposition to the Court, and that the Court responds to those proposals by engaging in self-restraint and moderating its decisions"--Provided by publisher.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Cambridge University Press
Place of Publication:Cambridge
Language:eng
Publication Date:2011.

The Physical Object

Description:1 online resource (xvii, 334 pages) : : illustrations

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9780511909948, 0511909942, 9780511907142, 0511907141, 9780511761867, 0511761864, 0511905866, 9780511905865
oclc:ocn692197006
LC Classification:KF8775
Dewey Decimal:347.73/26

Introduction -- A political history of court-curbing -- Conditional self-restraint -- Court-curbing and the electoral connection -- Public support and judicial review -- Ideological implications of court-curbing --The limits of judicial independence -- Appendix A: Elite interview methodology -- Appendix B: Court-curbing bills, 1877-2008.

Subjects

Beschränkung États-Unis., Supreme Court Gewaltenteilung History Indépendance judiciaire -- États-Unis Judgments -- Public opinion. -- United … Judicial independence Judicial independence -- United States LAW -- Government Öffentliche Meinung Public opinion United States United States., Supreme Court USA, Congress USA, Supreme Court