The President and the Supreme Court

Going Public on Judicial Decisions from Washington to Trump

Paul M Collins, Jr author Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Cambridge University Press

Published:9th Jan '20

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Examines the relationship between the president and the Supreme Court, including how presidents view the norm of judicial independence.

This first-of-its-kind book speaks to key normative and empirical issues in American government. It will appeal to those interested in the president, the Supreme Court, and judicial independence, including scholars; undergraduate, graduate, and law students; members of the media; and the well-educated general public.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.

'Given the background that both authors bring to this project, it is not a surprise that the book succeeds in providing an excellent analysis of an ambitious topic …' Lisa M. Holme, Congress & the Presidency, Volume 48, Issue 2
'Collins and Eshbaugh-Soha have contributed greatly to the work on executive-judicial relations by documenting and compiling a database of presidential public comments.' Katherine Vigilante, Perspectives on Politics
'Collins and Eshbaugh-Soha's book is well written and would be an excellent addition to any undergraduate or graduate course on American political institutions. It is straight-forward, easy to follow, and rich with examples that provide helpful context.' Elizabeth Lane, Law and Politics Book Review

ISBN: 9781108723893

Dimensions: 228mm x 153mm x 16mm

Weight: 420g

284 pages