Judicial Independence

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• 1/16/2022
  

  New York State's Lessons on Preventing a Crisis of Judicial Legitimacy

  by Bruce W. Dearstyne

  Forceful activism amid rapid social change results in legislation shot down by the most powerful court, leading to calls for sweeping court reform. This was New York State in the early 20th century. How the State Court of Appeals weathered this storm holds lessons for SCOTUS today, if the Justices and their critics care to learn from history.