President and the Supreme Court - Going Public on Judicial Decisions From Washington to Trump

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

List of contents

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.

About the author

Paul M. Collins, Jr is Professor of Political Science and Legal Studies and the Director of Legal Studies at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. He has published extensively on the US Supreme Court in a variety of journals and is also the author of two award-winning books: Supreme Court Confirmation Hearings and Constitutional Change (Cambridge, 2013), co-authored with Lori A. Ringhand, and Friends of the Supreme Court: Interest Groups and Judicial Decision Making (2008).Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha is Department Chair and Professor of Political Science at the University of North Texas. His research focuses on American political institutions, specifically the presidency and mass media, and public policy. He is the author of nearly three dozen scholarly articles and two books: The President's Speeches: Beyond 'Going Public' (2006) and Breaking through the Noise: Presidential Leadership, Public Opinion, and the News Media, co-authored with Jeffrey S. Peake (2011).

Summary

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.

Product details

• Authors: Jr Collins, Jr. Collins, Paul M Collins, Paul M. Collins, Paul M Collins Jr, Paul M. Collins Jr, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, Matthew (University of North Texas) Eshbaugh-Soha, Eshbaugh-Soha Matthew
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 29.02.2020
• EAN: 9781108723893
• ISBN: 978-1-108-72389-3
• No. of pages: 284
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; USA, LAW / General, Political leaders & leadership, United States of America, USA, Political leaders and leadership, Constitution: government & the state, Constitution: government and the state, Courts & procedure, Legal systems: courts and procedures, Constitutional & administrative law, Constitutional and administrative law: general