{"product_id":"bench-press-9780804756778","title":"Bench Press","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBench Press\u003c\/i\u003e is a first-of-its-kind collection of essays written by legal scholars, sitting judges, and working journalists assessing the state of judicial independence in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Articulate, erudite, focused, thoughtful and thought-provoking, each of the nine essays is expertly written and together form a fascinating body of keen observation and scholarly commentary that make \u003ci\u003eBench Press\u003c\/i\u003e an important, timely, and strongly recommended addition.\" -- \u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This erudite and often provocative book addresses one of the most important challenges to American constitutionalism—the media representations of law and saturation of civic understanding. If we do not get this under control, our long-lived democratic republic will suffer. The authors outline the nature of the threats and a range of adjustments, offering a rich collection of voices from those who are struggling to regain integrity and independence for competing professions: the media and the judiciary.\" -- Susan S. Silbey * assachusetts Institute of Technology *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBench Press\u003c\/i\u003e offers a fascinating variety of perspectives on the politics of the judiciary. The essays, by first-rate judges, journalists, and scholars, take on important topics—judicial elections and appointments, judicial recusals, media coverage of courts—and in many cases break ground, moving far beyond the sound bite coverage these subjects often receive. There's no other book remotely like this one.\" -- Tom Burke * Wellesley College *\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBench Press\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and provocative examination of the complex relationship among the judiciary, the media, politics and the public. In a series of essays by distinguished contributors, the book examines the conflict between the universal desire for an independent judiciary and the need for judicial accountability to ensure that judges apply the law as enacted by legislators rather than decree their personal biases and prejudices. \u003ci\u003eBench Press\u003c\/i\u003e is a must-read for anyone interested in the role of an independent judiciary in modern society.\" -- Jane Marum Roush, Judge * Fairfax County (Virginia) Circuit Court *\u003cbr\u003e\"Each of them challenging in its own way, the essays treat the contemporary state of the judiciary from a variety of perspectives: judicial 'appearance,' methods of selecting judges, media treatment of the judiciary and its decisions, public conceptions, and others. The authors' approaches and conclusions are diverse, and this book promises to create fruitful discussion in judicial process, public law, and communications courses in which critical thinking is encouraged.\" -- \u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS  Acknowledgments\t000  Introduction: The Two Faces of Judicial Power  Keith J. Bybee\t\t1  Part I: Context\t000  1. Preserving Public Confidence in the Courts in an Age of   Individual Rights and Public Skepticism\t000  Charles Gardner Geyh  2. Politicizing the Process: The New Politics of State   Judicial Elections\t000  G. Alan Tarr  Part II: Views From the Bench\t000  3. An Essay on Judicial Selection: A Brief History\t000  Harold See  4. Judicial Independence: The Courts and the Media\t000  James E. Graves, Jr.  5. Politics and the Confirmation Process: Thoughts on the   Roberts and Alito Hearings\t000  John M. Walker, Jr.  6. Selecting the Judiciary: Who Should Be the Judge?\t000  Joanne F. Alper  Part III: Views From the Media\t000  7. Winners and Losers\t000  Mark Obbie  8. The Internet and the Judiciary: We Are All Experts Now  \t000  Dahlia Lithwick  9. The Distance Between Judges and Journalists\t000  Tom Goldstein  Afterword: The State of Judicial Independence\t000  Anthony Lewis  List of Contributors\t000  Cited Authorities\t000  Bibliography\t000  Index\t000","brand":"Stanford University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405570122071,"sku":"9780804756778","price":30.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780804756778.jpg?v=1730492870","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/bench-press-9780804756778","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}