Meghan E. Leonard

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    Despite Trump’s attempts to delegitimize them, the Courts are checking executive power exactly as they should.

Despite Trump’s attempts to delegitimize them, the Courts are checking executive power exactly as they should.

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Recent weeks have seen Donald Trump’s controversial executive order banning immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries halted by rulings from federal judges. In response, Trump has attacked the judiciary, arguing that they do not have the power to stop his order. Meghan Leonard writes that the Courts’ ability to undertake judicial review in cases such as this are at the […]

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    Elected and appointed justices face different constraints in writing opinions

Elected and appointed justices face different constraints in writing opinions

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The majority opinion is the main vehicle for policy-making for state and federal courts. Longer opinions usually indicate a more detailed explanation of the decision of the majority. But is the length of these opinions influenced by whether justices are appointed or elected? In new research Meghan E. Leonard and Joseph V. Ross find that while the length of […]

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