Bibliograph

The President and the Supreme Court, going public on judicial decisions from Washington to Trump, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, Paul M. Collins

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Label

The President and the Supreme Court, going public on judicial decisions from Washington to Trump, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, Paul M. Collins

Language

eng

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The President and the Supreme Court

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

1108810934

Responsibility statement

Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, Paul M. Collins

Series statement

Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks

Sub title

going public on judicial decisions from Washington to Trump

Summary

When presidents take positions on pending Supreme Court cases or criticize the Court's decisions, they are susceptible to being attacked for acting as bullies and violating the norm of judicial independence. Why then do presidents target Supreme Court decisions in their public appeals? In this book, Paul M. Collins, Jr and Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha argue that presidents discuss the Court's decisions to demonstrate their responsiveness to important matters of public policy and to steer the implementation of the Court's decisions. Using data from Washington to Trump, they show that, far from being bullies, presidents discuss cases to promote their re-election, policy goals, and historical legacies, while attempting to affect the impact of Court decisions on the bureaucracy, Congress, the media, and the public.--, Provided by publisher

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