Constitution Day
Mr. Reints
Video: A conversation on the Constitution: Judicial Independence
Do
Supreme Court Justices play a different judicial role than, say, other federal
court judges or state judges?
How is the Supreme Court Different from Other Courts?
What is Judicial Independence?
Why is Judicial Independence Important?
Why does the public accept the Rule of Law in controversial cases?
Why the Rule of Law is Important?
*Judges must be protected from the threat of reprisals so that fear does not
direct their decision making. What reprisals do you believe judges are most
threatened by and to what extent?