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Judicial Legitimacy

All articles tagged with #judicial legitimacy

law-and-politics5 months ago•10 min saved

Supreme Court's New Term: Key Cases and Challenges for Trump and Voting Rights

Since January, the Trump administration has achieved numerous emergency wins at the Supreme Court, which has expanded presidential power, but now the Court faces the challenge of providing detailed legal reasoning for these decisions amid rising political polarization and questions about its legitimacy and independence.

via The Christian Science Monitor|

#constitutional-law #emergency-rulings #judicial-legitimacy

jurisprudence5 months ago•7 min saved

Supreme Court's New Term Signals Major Shifts and Challenges

The article criticizes the current Supreme Court's departure from traditional judicial principles like respect for precedent, transparency, humility, and equal treatment, highlighting how recent decisions and practices undermine the court's legitimacy and suggest it is functioning more as a political body than an impartial judiciary.

via Slate|

#conservative-justices #judicial-legitimacy #jurisprudence