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9 - Conclusions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  13 December 2019

Paul M. Collins, Jr
Affiliation:
University of Massachusetts, Amherst
Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha
Affiliation:
University of North Texas
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Summary

We conclude the book in Chapter 9. We begin by presenting data on the first 21.5 months of the Trump Administration and situate that information in light of our findings with regard to previous presidents as a way of bringing our empirical conclusions to life. We find that President Trump’s remarks on the Court’s cases are similar to previous presidents in many ways, but his rhetoric toward courts as institutions and lower-court judges is more vitriolic than his predecessors. We then review our key findings with regard to normative theoretical debates about judicial independence and the coordinate construction of the Constitution, and discuss their contributions to the study of the rhetorical presidency. We ultimately conclude that taking positions on Supreme Court decisions is a perfectly appropriate presidential governance strategy. We close by offering suggestions for future research on the important subject of executive-judicial relations in the US and across the globe.

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The President and the Supreme Court
Going Public on Judicial Decisions from Washington to Trump
, pp. 204 - 222
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2020

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  • Conclusions
  • Paul M. Collins, Jr, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, University of North Texas
  • Book: The President and the Supreme Court
  • Online publication: 13 December 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108682428.010
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  • Conclusions
  • Paul M. Collins, Jr, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, University of North Texas
  • Book: The President and the Supreme Court
  • Online publication: 13 December 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108682428.010
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  • Conclusions
  • Paul M. Collins, Jr, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, Matthew Eshbaugh-Soha, University of North Texas
  • Book: The President and the Supreme Court
  • Online publication: 13 December 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108682428.010
Available formats
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