The President and the Supreme Court by Paul M. Collins, Jr, M... - 9781108498487

The President and the Supreme CourtGoing Public on Judicial Decisions from Washington to Trump\nAuthor(s): Paul M. Collins, Jr, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Cambridge University Press, United Kingdom\nImprint: Cambridge University Press\nISBN-13: 9781108498487, 978-1108498487\nSynopsis\nWhen 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 histor.