Judicial Politics in Polarized Times - Keck Thomas Moylan
Judicial Politics in Polarized Times - Keck Thomas Moylan When the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, some saw the decision as a textbook example of neutral judicial decision making,…
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Judicial Politics in Polarized Times - Keck Thomas Moylan
When the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, some saw the decision as a textbook example of neutral judicial decision making, noting that a Republican Chief Justice joined the Court's Democratic appointees to uphold most provisions of the ACA. Still others argued that the ACA's fate ultimately hinged not on the Court but on the outcome of the 2012 election. Others characterized the decision as the latest example of partisan justice and cited the actions of a bloc of the Court's Republican appointees, who voted to strike down the statute in its entirety.
Are judges neutral legal umpires, unaccountable partisan activists, or political actors whose decisions conform to--rather than challenge--the democratic will?Drawing on a sweeping survey of litigation on abortion, These interpretations reflect larger stories about judicial politics that have emerged in polarized America.