The Curious Incident of Trump and the Courts: Interbranch Deference in an Age of Populism

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AuthorBruce G. Peabody
PositionProfessor of Political Science, Fairleigh Dickinson University, Madison, New Jersey, B.A., 1991, Wesleyan University, Ph.D., 2000, University of Texas at Austin
Pages237-256
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Given President Donald Trump’s generally non-deferential posture towards national
political and governing institutions, why hasn’t his administration produced
greater tension with respect to judges, courts, and established norms of judicial
independence? Increased politicization of the judiciary, deepening partisanship, and
distinct attributes of the President himself all seem to set up a climate of interbranch
confrontation likely to challenge judicial independence norms. But at least in the
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analysis documents and accounts for this puzzle, ultimately contending that the
President’s unexpected (and admittedly fragile) institutional comity can be traced to
his personal history of relying on legal safeguards and authority as well as a complex
stew of partisan and ideological uncertainty about the future direction of courts.
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Comity, Federal Courts, Judicial Independence, Judicial Politics, Partisanship,
Populism, Separation of Powers, Trump
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© 2018 Bruce G. Peabody, published by Sciendo.
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         
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   
       
      
         
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            
            
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              
        
       
   
           
            

          
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
         
 In His Own Words: The President’s Attacks on the Courts, 
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 Bowe Bergdahl’s Sentence: No Prison Time
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