The President And The Supreme Court: Going Public On Judicial Decisions From Washington To Trump

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When presidents take positions on pending Supreme Court cases or criticize the Courts 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 EshbaughSoha argue that presidents discuss the Courts decisions to demonstrate their responsiveness to important matters of public policy and to steer the implementation of the Courts decisions Using data from Washington to Trump they show that far from being bullies presidents discuss cases to promote their reelection policy goals and historical legacies while attempting to affect the impact of Court decisions on the bureaucracy Congress the media and the public