The U.S. Supreme Court's Democratic Spaces

The U.S. Supreme Court's Democratic Spaces
Author: Jocelyn J. Evans
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 221
Release: 2021-10-28
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 0806178787

Atop broad stone stairs flanked by statues of ancient lawgivers, the U.S. Supreme Court building stands as a shining temple to the American idea of justice. As solidly as the building occupies a physical space in the nation’s capital, its architecture defines a cultural, social, and political space in the public imagination. Through these spaces, this book explores the home of the most revered institution of U.S. politics—its origin, history, and meaning as an expression of democratic principles. The U.S. Supreme Court building opened its doors in 1935. Although it is a latecomer to the capital, the Court shares the neoclassical style of the older executive mansion and capitol building, and thus provides a coherent architectural representation of governmental power in the capital city. More than the story of the construction of one building or its technical architectural elements, The U.S. Supreme Court’s Democratic Spaces is the story of the Court’s evolution and its succession of earlier homes in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York. This timely study of how the Supreme Court building shapes Washington as a space and a place for political action and meaning yields a multidimensional view and deeper appreciation of the ways that our physical surroundings manifest who we are as a people and what we value as a society.

The U.S. Supreme Court's Democratic Spaces, 5

The U.S. Supreme Court's Democratic Spaces, 5
Author: Jocelyn J. Evans
Publisher:
Total Pages: 200
Release: 2021-10-28
Genre:
ISBN: 9780806176017

Atop broad stone stairs flanked by statues of ancient lawgivers, the U.S. Supreme Court building stands as a shining temple to the American idea of justice. As solidly as the building occupies a physical space in the nation's capital, its architecture defines a cultural, social, and political space in the public imagination. Through these spaces, this book explores the home of the most revered institution of U.S. politics--its origin, history, and meaning as an expression of democratic principles. The U.S. Supreme Court building opened its doors in 1935. Although it is a latecomer to the capital, the Court shares the neoclassical style of the older executive mansion and capitol building, and thus provides a coherent architectural representation of governmental power in the capital city. More than the story of the construction of one building or its technical architectural elements, The U.S. Supreme Court's Democratic Spaces is the story of the Court's evolution and its succession of earlier homes in Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, and New York. This timely study of how the Supreme Court building shapes Washington as a space and a place for political action and meaning yields a multidimensional view and deeper appreciation of the ways that our physical surroundings manifest who we are as a people and what we value as a society.

A Mere Machine

A Mere Machine
Author: Anna Harvey
Publisher: Yale University Press
Total Pages: 385
Release: 2013-11-26
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 0300171110

In this work, Anna Harvey reports evidence showing that the Supreme Court is in fact extraordinarily deferential to congressional preferences in its constitutional rulings.

The United States Supreme Court's Assault on the Constitution, Democracy, and the Rule of Law

The United States Supreme Court's Assault on the Constitution, Democracy, and the Rule of Law
Author: Adam Lamparello
Publisher: Routledge
Total Pages: 295
Release: 2016-12-01
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1315407760

This book argues that the judiciary, particularly the Supreme Court, should embrace an interpretive framework that promotes equal participation in the democratic process, fosters accountability, and facilitates robust public discourse among citizens of all backgrounds. The authors propose a solution that strives to restore integrity to the Court’s decision-making process by eschewing ideology and a focus on the utility of outcomes in favor of an intellectually honest jurisprudence that gives all citizens a meaningful voice in governance. The work is divided into seven parts. Parts I–V identify the worst decisions in the Court history and the common themes that helped produce them. The chapters within each part are dedicated to a single Supreme Court decision, in which the authors analyze the Court’s reasoning and explain why it undermined federalism, separation of powers, and democratic governance. Additionally, the authors explain why these decisions compromised the relationship between the Court and coordinate branches, the federal government and the states, and citizens and their elected representatives. Part VI identifies several of the best Supreme Court decisions, and explains why they provide a principled framework that can be applied in other cases and result in a pro-democracy jurisprudence. Finally, in Part VII the authors propose a comprehensive solution that should inform the Justices’ judicial philosophies, regardless of ideology, and strive to promote an equal and participatory democracy. The final chapter offers concluding thoughts and argues that a healthy democracy is the foundation upon which equality rests, and that a collective view of rights is the path by which to restore liberty for all citizens.

America's Supreme Court

America's Supreme Court
Author: Stephen Breyer
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 283
Release: 2010-12-09
Genre: Law
ISBN: 0199606730

"Published in the US under the title Making our democracy work"--T.p. verso.

The Most Democratic Branch

The Most Democratic Branch
Author: Jeffrey Rosen
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2023
Genre: Courts
ISBN: 9780197719992

A penetrating look at some of the most important Supreme Court cases in history, this book illustrates why the Supreme Court is most successful when it defers to the constitutional views of the American people.

Overruling Democracy

Overruling Democracy
Author: Jamin B. Raskin
Publisher: Psychology Press
Total Pages: 316
Release: 2004
Genre: Political questions and judicial power
ISBN: 9780415948951

The current five-vote majority on the Supreme Court may be the most divisive, anti-democratic court in American history. Overruling Democracy disputes the majority's awful rulings on third parties, race, high schools and corporations.

The Changing Supreme Court

The Changing Supreme Court
Author: Thomas R. Hensley
Publisher: Cengage Learning
Total Pages: 956
Release: 1997
Genre: Education
ISBN:

Provides a thorough discussion of the historical development of civil rights and liberties under the Constitution. A fresh approach features chapter opening case studies and places special emphasis on the modern Supreme Court and contemporary legal controversies. A unique chapter focuses on members of the Rehnquist Court which provides a background to understand how the make-up of the Court affects the decisions made and thus the development of the law. A broad selection of edited cases are integrated within each chapter. Unique Empirical Data Tables and Doctrinal Analysis Tables analyze decisions, voting patterns and show philosophical differences among members of the modern court.

The U.S. Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court
Author: Linda Greenhouse
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages: 160
Release: 2020
Genre: Judicial process
ISBN: 0190079819

« For thirty years, Linda Greenhouse, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The U.S. Supreme Court: A Very Short Introduction, chronicled the activities of the justices as the Supreme Court correspondent for the New York Times. In this concise volume, she draws on her deep knowledge of the court's history as well as of its written and unwritten rules to show the reader how the Supreme Court really works. »--

Diminished Democracy

Diminished Democracy
Author: Theda Skocpol
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
Total Pages: 387
Release: 2013-06-14
Genre: Political Science
ISBN: 080618051X

Pundits and social observers have voiced alarm each year as fewer Americans involve themselves in voluntary groups that meet regularly. Thousands of nonprofit groups have been launched in recent times, but most are run by professionals who lobby Congress or deliver social services to clients. What will happen to U.S. democracy if participatory groups and social movements wither, while civic involvement becomes one more occupation rather than every citizens right and duty? In Diminished Democracy, Theda Skocpol shows that this decline in public involvement has not always been the case in this countryand how, by understanding the causes of this change, we might reverse it.