Bench press : the collision of courts, politics, and the media /
Bench press : the collision of courts, politics, and the media /
Edited by Keith J. Bybee.
- Stanford, CA : Stanford University Press, c2007.
- viii, 230 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-225) and index.
pt.1. Context -- Preserving public confidence in the courts in an age of individual rights and public skepticism -- Politicizing the process: the new politics of state judicial elections -- pt.2. Views from the bench --An essay on judicial selection: a brief history -- Judicial independence: the courts and the media -- Politics and the confirmation process: thoughts on the Roberts and Alito hearings -- Selecting the judiciary: who should be the judge? -- pt.3. Views from the media -- Winners and losers -- The Internet and the judiciary: we are all experts now -- The distance between judges and journalists.
9780804756778 (cloth : alk. paper) 0804756775 (cloth : alk. paper)
2007007299
Political questions and judicial power--United States.
Judges--Selection and appointment--United States.
Mass media and judicial power--United States.
KF5130 / .B457 2007
347.73/14
Includes bibliographical references (p. 211-225) and index.
pt.1. Context -- Preserving public confidence in the courts in an age of individual rights and public skepticism -- Politicizing the process: the new politics of state judicial elections -- pt.2. Views from the bench --An essay on judicial selection: a brief history -- Judicial independence: the courts and the media -- Politics and the confirmation process: thoughts on the Roberts and Alito hearings -- Selecting the judiciary: who should be the judge? -- pt.3. Views from the media -- Winners and losers -- The Internet and the judiciary: we are all experts now -- The distance between judges and journalists.
9780804756778 (cloth : alk. paper) 0804756775 (cloth : alk. paper)
2007007299
Political questions and judicial power--United States.
Judges--Selection and appointment--United States.
Mass media and judicial power--United States.
KF5130 / .B457 2007
347.73/14