Document Type
Article
Publication Title
Democracy and the Constitution Clinic
Volume
January
Publication Date
2021
Keywords
constitutional law, supreme court
Abstract
The stability of the Supreme Court’s size and procedures is a critical source of legitimacy, but reforms might protect the Court’s independence from politics. Perceptions among members of the public that justices are political actors harms the rule of law. This report discusses reforms to ensure that each president receives the same number of appointments to the Supreme Court. The report also considers how to guarantee each nominee a Senate hearing and reforms to the retirement stage of justices’ tenures.
Recommended Citation
Isabella Abelite, Evelyn Michalos, and John Rogue,
Protecting the Supreme Court: Why Safeguarding the Judiciary’s Independence is Crucial to Maintaining its Legitimacy, January 1
(2021)
Available at: https://ir.lawnet.fordham.edu/faculty_scholarship/1112
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