Document Type
Honors Project
Abstract
To protect the United States Supreme Court’s institutional status, justices on the bench must grapple with threats to the Court’s authority. How do members of the Supreme Court preserve their legitimacy? This thesis employs a historical analysis to evaluate responses to legitimacy challenges over time. Similar challenges impact the Supreme Court across various eras. Judicial responses build upon each other, and develop a stronger judiciary as time passes. In this light, I emphasize the historical continuities within the actions of the Roberts Court. There are many prior tools the current institution may implement to refill its reservoir of public support.
Recommended Citation
Leo, Samantha A., "Refilling the Reservoir: How the Supreme Court has Responded to Challenges to its Legitimacy" (2020). Political Science Honors Projects. 84.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/poli_honors/84
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