Title The judicial tug of war : how lawyers, politicians, and ideological incentives shape the American judiciary / Adam Bonica, Stanford University, California, Maya Sen, Harvard University, Massachusetts

Published Cambridge, United Kingdom ; New York, NY : Cambridge University Press, 2021 ©2021

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Description 1 online resource (xvi, 314 pages) : illustrations Series Political economy of institutions and decisions Political economy of institutions and decisions. Contents Introduction: The tug of war over the American judiciary -- The "American Aristocracy" -- The Bar, self-regulation, and judicial capture -- Politicians, their interests, and the judicial tug of war -- Political incentives and politicization in the Federal Courts -- Politicization in the States and across judicial selection mechanisms -- The politics of judicial reform -- The tug of war, polarization, and judicial conflict -- The relationship between the tug of war and polarization -- Conclusion: American courts in times of increasing polarization Summary "On February 13, 2016, Justice Antonin Scalia, the conservative intellectual anchor on the US Supreme Court, died unexpectedly while on a hunting trip in Texas. Attention immediately turned to President Barack Obama and how he would respond to a vacancy on the nation's highest court. Although Scalia was not a pivotal member of the Court by any means, his absence left behind a 4-4 balance in terms of justices appointed by Democratic presidents and those appointed by Republican ones. Obama's appointment of a liberal-leaning successor would immediately shift the balance of power on the Court toward a 5-4 liberal majority, possibly for decades"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on December 30, 2020) Subject Political questions and judicial power -- United States Judicial process -- Political aspects -- United States Judges -- Selection and appointment -- United States Justice, Administration of -- United States Judges -- Selection and appointment Judicial process -- Political aspects Justice, Administration of Political questions and judicial power United States Form Electronic book Author Sen, Maya, author. LC no. 2020039611 ISBN 9781108894005 1108894003

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