The authority of the Court and the peril of politics / Stephen Breyer.

By:

Breyer, Stephen G, 1938- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextPublisher: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2021Description: 101 pages ; 19 cmContent type:

text

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unmediated

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volume

ISBN:

9780674269361

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DDC classification:

347.73262 23

Contents:

The Court's power: In general -- The Court as a check -- The "check" and the future.

Summary: "Americans increasingly believe the Supreme Court is a political body in disguise. But Justice Stephen Breyer disagrees. Arguing that judges are committed to their oath to do impartial justice, Breyer aims to restore trust in the Court. In the absence of that trust, he warns, the Court will lose its authority, imperiling our constitutional system"-- Provided by publisher.

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The Court's power: In general -- The Court as a check -- The "check" and the future.

"Americans increasingly believe the Supreme Court is a political body in disguise. But Justice Stephen Breyer disagrees. Arguing that judges are committed to their oath to do impartial justice, Breyer aims to restore trust in the Court. In the absence of that trust, he warns, the Court will lose its authority, imperiling our constitutional system"-- Provided by publisher.

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