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Why do lawmakers seek to sanction state courts?
The Journal of Legislative Studies Pub Date : 2021-01-17 , DOI: 10.1080/13572334.2021.1872177
Jonathan S. Hack 1
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ABSTRACT

Yearly, across state legislatures, lawmakers introduce court-curbing bills designed to curtail judicial power by limiting court independence and constraining court decision-making. Capitalising on the variation in institutional and electoral forces across states, I explore whether, how, and under what conditions, the design of state courts – interacting with ideological forces – shape lawmakers’ introduction of bills that aim to limit judicial power. Building on previous theories and empirical approaches, I find that inter-institutional dynamics and political discord explain attempts to limit judicial power. Surprisingly, the rules governing how state judges retain their seats on the bench have little effect in explaining the incidence of legislative efforts to sanction the courts.



中文翻译:

为什么立法者寻求制裁州法院?

摘要

每年,在各州立法机构中,立法者都会推出旨在通过限制法院独立性和限制法院决策来削弱司法权力的法院限制法案。利用各州机构和选举力量的差异,我探讨了州法院的设计——与意识形态力量相互作用——是否、如何以及在什么条件下影响立法者引入旨在限制司法权力的法案。基于先前的理论和实证方法,我发现机构间动态和政治不和解释了限制司法权力的尝试。令人惊讶的是,关于州法官如何保留其在替补席上的席位的规则在解释立法努力制裁法院的发生率方面几乎没有效果。

更新日期:2021-01-17
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