The Impact of Judicial Legitimacy on U.S. Political Violence

• In Event: Violence and Courts

Brief Overview

As judicial legitimacy falls to an all-time low, there has been an increase in the perceived acceptability of violence for political ends. This paper attempts to understand how judicial legitimacy influences political violence in the United States.

Authors

• Alanis Galdamez, San Francisco State University

• Nicholas Conway, San Francisco State University