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8 - Reconsidering the Public Foundations of Judicial Independence

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  14 August 2020

Brandon L. Bartels  and
Christopher D. Johnston
Brandon L. Bartels
Affiliation:
George Washington University, Washington DC
Christopher D. Johnston
Affiliation:
Duke University, North Carolina
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Summary

Chapter 8 concludes with a summary and synthesis of the book’s findings. It discusses the book’s implications for theories of public support for courts, and situates the book within the broader literature on public opinion and political institutions. The chapter anticipates and responds to criticisms of the book’s theoretical and empirical sections, and explores broader implications for the Court’s independence and power within the American political system.

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institutional legitimacyinstitutional capitalCourt-curbingstrategic interactionjudicial independencejudicial powercomplianceCongressPresidentpartisan polarization
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Curbing the Court
Why the Public Constrains Judicial Independence
 , pp. 245 - 278
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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