Summary: The Next Justice E-Book

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• Herausgeber: Political Book Summaries
• Kategorie: Geisteswissenschaft
• Sprache: Englisch

Seitenzahl: 17

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2017

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The must-read summary of Christopher L. Eisgruber's book: “The Next Justice: Repairing the Supreme Court Appointments Process”.

This complete summary of "The Next Justice" by Christopher L. Eisgruber, president of Princeton University, outlines his assessment of how and why the Supreme Court appointment process is failing. He explores how Congress can fix the broken process and prevent the Court from being overwhelmed by partisan politics or excessive conservatism.

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Book Abstract

The Next Justice is Eisgruber’s explanation of how and why the Supreme Court appointment process is failing. Partisan rancor has replaced serious discussion with very little revealed in the end. We end up with acrimonious political theatre and no real understanding of the people who will be making some of the most important decisions for our country. We are just one solid conservative justice away from an ideological sea change and regardless of which side of the aisle you are on, neither conservatives nor liberals will be able to make informed judgments about the next nominee unless this process is fixed. By using the Constitution as a guide, Eisengruber explores how Congress can fix this broken process and make sure a potential justice has a judicial philosophy that is acceptable to the American people.

About the Author

Christopher Eisgruber is provost and Laurance S. Rockefeller Professor of Public Affairs at Princeton University. He served as a clerk for Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens and U.S. Court of Appeals Judge Patrick E. Higginbotham. He is the author of Constitutional Self-Government and co-author of Religious Freedom and the Constitution.

Summary of The Next Justice (Christopher L. Eisgruber)

A Broken Process

Good Supreme Court justices have a deep respect for the craft and institutions of the law and understand that law cannot be reduced to the mechanical application of rules. They understand that many cases come down to a matter of judgment. The distinct ways in which they make controversial judgments differentiates them from legislatures, administrative agencies, and other political bodies. Americans lack the understanding of the true role of a Supreme Court justice. We inaccurately think of them as either neutral arbiters or ideologues.