Questions tagged [judicial-independence]
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Is this proposal by U.S. presidential candidate Pete Buttigieg to change the composition of the Supreme Court constitutional?
Pete Buttigieg is running as a candidate for the U.S. Democratic Presidential Primary to become the Democratic Presidential Nominee. He recently(-ish) said he was looking into/supportive of a plan ...
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How is judicial independence maintained under the principle of parliamentary sovereignty / supremacy?
Under the principle of parliamentary sovereignty, the legislature is deemed to be more powerful than both the executive and judicial branch.
While I am familiar with how the executive-legislature ...
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What exactly is the "Trout" in this D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals opinion? Does it suggest a political motive of a judge?
Edited to reflect why I feel this question is on-topic here.
The following is excerpted from Politico's Appeals court deals setback to Flynn’s attempt to end DOJ case against him:
The D.C. Circuit ...
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