The next justice : repairing the Supreme Court appointments process /

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The Supreme Court appointments process is broken, and the timing couldn't be worse--for liberals or conservatives. The Court is just one more solid conservative justice away from an ideological sea change--a hard-right turn on an array of issues that affect every American, from abortion to envi...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Eisgruber, Christopher L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton : Princeton University Press, ©2007.
Subjects:
United States. > Supreme Court > Officials and employees > Selection and appointment.
États-Unis. > Supreme Court > Fonctionnaires > Sélection et nomination.
United States. > Supreme Court
USA > Supreme Court
Judges > Selection and appointment > United States.
Political questions and judicial power > United States.
Politique et pouvoir judiciaire > États-Unis.
LAW > Government > Federal.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > American Government > Judicial Branch.
Judges > Selection and appointment
Political questions and judicial power
Justizpolitik
Berufung
Richter
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • A broken process in partisan times
  • Why judges cannot avoid political controversy
  • The incoherence of judicial restraint
  • Politics at the court
  • Why judges sometimes agree when politicians cannot
  • Judicial philosophies and why they matter
  • How presidents have raised the stakes
  • Should the Senate defer to the president?
  • How to change the hearings
  • What kinds of justices should we want?
  • The path forward.

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