does anyone have recs for recent books/articles on right-wing moves to take over state & federal courts?
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oh interesting. is there a counter-scholarship from the other side? The teles has been really helpful but I’m trying to get closer to the present moment
sure, there's an entire set of interests devoted to battling against judicial elections. one of the most prominent supporters of this line of thought is sandra day o'connor.https://www.lambdalegal.org/justice-out-of-balance/judicial-elections …
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this is great thanks so much—this is exactly what im looking for
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the brennan center's big report was pretty comprehensive. one interesting direct result of electing state supreme court justices is that more death penalty convictions are upheld. people like to elect judges who are tough on crimehttps://www.brennancenter.org/publication/politics-judicial-elections …
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a lot of the professors and nonprofits lining up against judicial elections might be categorized as liberal/lefthttps://www.thedailybeast.com/judicial-elections-are-a-messheres-how-to-fix-the-problem?ref=scroll …
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