
The Twilight Of Judicial Independence
Season 25 Episode 13 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Why is independence essential to the role of the judiciary in American government?
Judicial independence, the ability of courts and judges to perform their duties free of influence or control by other branches of government or shifting popular opinion, has been a defining feature of the American Constitutional landscape for centuries. The architecture of judicial independence, however, has never been fully explained or understood.
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The Twilight Of Judicial Independence
Season 25 Episode 13 | 56m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Judicial independence, the ability of courts and judges to perform their duties free of influence or control by other branches of government or shifting popular opinion, has been a defining feature of the American Constitutional landscape for centuries. The architecture of judicial independence, however, has never been fully explained or understood.
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