On June 28, 2004, the US Supreme Court broke with a long-standing tradition of deference to the executive in wartime national security cases and became an important actor in an armed conflict.
Since at least the time of Justinianunder statutes, codes of judicial ethics, and the common lawjudges have been expected to recuse themselves from cases in which they might have a stake.
Once the dust of the Revolution settled, the problem of reconciling the erstwhile warring factions arose, and as is often the case in the aftermath of violent revolutions, the matter made its way into the legal arena.
A sitting justice reflects upon the authority of the Supreme Court-how that authority was gained and how measures to restructure the Court could undermine both the Court and the constitutional system of checks and balances that depends on it.
Once the dust of the Revolution settled, the problem of reconciling the erstwhile warring factions arose, and as is often the case in the aftermath of violent revolutions, the matter made its way into the legal arena.
In a meticulously researched and engagingly written narrative, Brian McGinty rescues the story of Abraham Lincoln and the Supreme Court from long and undeserved neglect, recounting the compelling history of the Civil War president's relations with the nation's highest tribunal and the role it played in resolving the agonizing issues raised by the conflict.
News coverage of law can be a daunting task for any journalist, especially in a time when public interest in media coverage of the courts has greatly intensified.
Since at least the time of Justinianunder statutes, codes of judicial ethics, and the common lawjudges have been expected to recuse themselves from cases in which they might have a stake.
Why there should be a larger role for the judiciary in American foreign relationsIn the past several decades, there has been a growing chorus of voices contending that the Supreme Court and federal judiciary should stay out of foreign affairs and leave the field to Congress and the president.
Evidence-based policing is a core part of the National Policing Curriculum but policing students and new officers often feel daunted by the prospect of understanding research and how to use it to inform decision making in practice.
Argues that constitutional courts develop public relations strategies to increase the transparency of judicial behavior and promote judicial legitimacy.
This volume challenges conventional wisdom about judicial independence in China and its relationship to economic growth, rule of law, human rights protection, and democracy.
This volume challenges conventional wisdom about judicial independence in China and its relationship to economic growth, rule of law, human rights protection, and democracy.
This book reveals how strategic behavior - or its absence - influences the decisions of the Supreme Court and, as a result, American politics and society.
