Shielding with Legal Regimes: The Supreme Court and Institutional Integrity

• In Event: When the Public Judges the Judges: Public Views and Understanding of Judicial Review

Brief Overview

The Supreme Court defers to other state agents when its institutional integrity is at stake. I describe a method that may protect the Court from this damage: using legal regimes as a signal of special competence, and constitutional essentials.

Author

• Gordon Ballingrud, High Point University