
The President and the Supreme Court
Going Public on Judicial Decisions from Washington to Trump
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The President and the Supreme Court
Going Public on Judicial Decisions from Washington to Trump
About this book
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.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half-title page
- Title page
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Tables
- Preface
- 1 Going Public and the Supreme Court
- 2 Going Public on Pending Decisions
- 3 Going Public on Decided Cases
- 4 The Tone of Presidential Rhetoric on Supreme Court Decisions
- 5 Presidential Calls to Congress
- 6 Presidential Leadership of News Coverage
- 7 Presidents and Public Opinion
- 8 Going Public on Supreme Court Cases before the Modern Presidency
- 9 Conclusions
- Notes
- References
- Index