Bench Press : The Collision of Courts, Politics, and the Media / edited by Keith J. Bybee.
Alper, Joanne F., contributor. contributor.; Bybee, Keith J., 1965- contributor., contributor.; Bybee, Keith J., 1965- editor.; Geyh, Charles Gardner contributor, contributor.; Goldstein, Tom contributor, contributor.; Graves, Jr., contributor. contributor.; Lewis, Anthony contributor, contributor.; Lithwick, Dahlia contributor, contributor.; Obbie, Mark, contributor, contributor.; See, Harold, 1943- contributor, contributor.; Tarr, G. Alan (George Alan) contributor, contributor.; Walker, Jr. contributor., contributor.
2022
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Title
Bench Press : The Collision of Courts, Politics, and the Media / edited by Keith J. Bybee.
Added Author
Alper, Joanne F., contributor. contributor.
Bybee, Keith J., 1965- contributor., contributor.
Bybee, Keith J., 1965- editor.
Geyh, Charles Gardner contributor, contributor.
Goldstein, Tom contributor, contributor.
Graves, Jr., contributor. contributor.
Lewis, Anthony contributor, contributor.
Lithwick, Dahlia contributor, contributor.
Obbie, Mark, contributor, contributor.
See, Harold, 1943- contributor, contributor.
Tarr, G. Alan (George Alan) contributor, contributor.
Walker, Jr. contributor., contributor.
Bybee, Keith J., 1965- contributor., contributor.
Bybee, Keith J., 1965- editor.
Geyh, Charles Gardner contributor, contributor.
Goldstein, Tom contributor, contributor.
Graves, Jr., contributor. contributor.
Lewis, Anthony contributor, contributor.
Lithwick, Dahlia contributor, contributor.
Obbie, Mark, contributor, contributor.
See, Harold, 1943- contributor, contributor.
Tarr, G. Alan (George Alan) contributor, contributor.
Walker, Jr. contributor., contributor.
Imprint
Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, [2022]
Copyright
©2007
Description
1 online resource (240 p.)
Series
Stanford studies in law and politics.
Formatted Contents Note
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Two Faces of Judicial Power
I Context
1 Preserving Public Confidence in the Courts in an Age of Individual Rights and Public Skepticism
2 Politicizing the Process: The New Politics of State Judicial Elections
II Views from the Bench
3 An Essay on Judicial Selection: A Brief History
4 Judicial Independence: The Courts and the Media
5 Politics and the Confirmation Process: Thoughts on the Roberts and Alito Hearings
6 Selecting the Judiciary: Who Should Be the Judge?
III Views from the Media
7 Winners and Losers
8 The Internet and the Judiciary: We Are All Experts Now
9 The Distance between Judges and Journalists
Afterword: The State of Judicial Independence
Contributors
Cited Authorities
Bibliography
Index
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Two Faces of Judicial Power
I Context
1 Preserving Public Confidence in the Courts in an Age of Individual Rights and Public Skepticism
2 Politicizing the Process: The New Politics of State Judicial Elections
II Views from the Bench
3 An Essay on Judicial Selection: A Brief History
4 Judicial Independence: The Courts and the Media
5 Politics and the Confirmation Process: Thoughts on the Roberts and Alito Hearings
6 Selecting the Judiciary: Who Should Be the Judge?
III Views from the Media
7 Winners and Losers
8 The Internet and the Judiciary: We Are All Experts Now
9 The Distance between Judges and Journalists
Afterword: The State of Judicial Independence
Contributors
Cited Authorities
Bibliography
Index
Summary
Federal court confirmations in the United States have become openly political affairs, with partisans lining up to support their preferred candidates. Matters in the states are not much different, with once sleepy judicial elections changing into ever more contentious political slugfests, replete with single-issue interest groups and negative campaign advertising. Once on the bench, judges at every level find themselves dogged by charges of politically motivated decision-making. In this first-of-its-kind collection, prominent figures from the academy, the bench, and the press reflect on the state of the American judiciary. Using the results of a specially commissioned public opinion poll as a starting point, the contributors examine the complex mix of legal principle, political maneuvering, and press coverage that swirl around judicial selection and judicial decision making today. Essays examine the rise of explicitly political state judicial elections, the merits of judicial appointments, the rhetoric of federal judicial confirmation hearings, the quality of legal reporting, the portrayal of courts on the Internet, the inevitable tensions between judges and journalists, and the importance of regulating judicial appearances. Contributors Include: Keith J. Bybee, Charles Gardner Geyh, G. Alan Tarr, Harold See, James E. Graves, Jr., John M. Walker, Jr., Joanne F. Alper, Mark Obbie, Dahlia Lithwick, Tom Goldstein, and Anthony Lewis
Language Note
In English.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
Source of Description
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www
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Alternate Title
DeGruyter online
Language
English
ISBN
9780804768382
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