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Monday, April 2, 2018

Congress and the Courts

The Ultimate Simulation:  The Stanford Prison Experiment








What happens when the court declares a law unconstitutional?

Statutory interpretation (Davidson 355-357): special ed cases


Checks on the Judiciary


  • Court-stipping (Davidson, 358-59) and Patchak v. Zinke


  • Impeachment:  most impeachment trials have involved judges


  • Court organization and administration


  • Constitutional amendments

    • US Courts of Appeal

    Supreme Court nominations

    • The modern era of SCOTUS fights started 50 years ago, with Fortas
    • March 16, 1970: As the Senate is considering he nomination of Judge G. Harrold Carswell to fill the Fortas seat, Senator Roman Hruska (R-NE) says in a TV interview, "Even if he [Carswell] were mediocre, there are a lot of mediocre judges and people and lawyers. They are entitled to a little representation, aren't they? We can't have all Brandeises and Frankfurters and Cardozos."



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