Reshaping the Supreme Court

Research and Commentary

Restore Civility to the Selection of Federal Judges

Russell Wheeler, The Miami Herald, September 09, 2008

Past Event

Can an Independent Judiciary Be Accountable?

Friday, June 10, 2005
10:00 AM to 12:00 PM
Washington, DC

Past Event

Are Judges Political?

Tuesday, June 20, 2006
11:00 AM to 12:30 PM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

The Senate as a Black Hole: Lessons Learned from the Judicial Appointment Experience

Sarah A. Binder, The Brookings Institution, March 01, 2001

Past Event

Active Liberty: Interpreting Our Democratic Constitution

Monday, October 17, 2005
3:00 PM to 5:00 PM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

The Supreme Court's Divided Decisions

Cass R. Sunstein, The New York Times, October 06, 2005

Research and Commentary

Remote Control: The Supreme Court's greatest failing

Stuart Taylor, Jr., The Atlantic Monthly, September 01, 2005

Research and Commentary

Court Faces Stark Choice on McCain-Feingold

Thomas E. Mann, The Brookings Institution, September 16, 2003

Research and Commentary

""Hard Money"" Is Easy to Come By

Anthony Corrado and Norman Ornstein, The New York Times, September 05, 2003

Expert

Russell Wheeler

Research and Commentary

How Might the Obama Administration Affect the Composition of the U. S. Courts of Appeals?

Russell Wheeler, The Brookings Institution, March 18, 2009

Research and Commentary

What is the Role of Courts in Making Social Policy?

Stuart Taylor, Jr. and Russell Wheeler, NewTalk, July 08, 2008

Research and Commentary

How to Pay the Piper: It's Time to Call Different Tunes for Congressional and Judicial Salaries

Russell Wheeler and Michael S. Greve, The Brookings Institution, April 01, 2007

Past Event

Scrutinizing Judge Alito: Does the Process Work?

Tuesday, January 17, 2006
10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Washington, DC

Research and Commentary

This Battle Isn't New: The Filibustering of Judicial Nominations

Sarah A. Binder and Steven Smith, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, March 06, 2005

Research and Commentary

The 'Nuclear' Option for Ending Filibusters

Sarah A. Binder, NPR's Morning Edition, January 04, 2005

Research and Commentary

Filibusters a Great American Tradition

Sarah A. Binder and Steven S. Smith, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, May 25, 2003

Research and Commentary

Post-Election Wrap-Up

Sarah A. Binder, NPR's Talk of the Nation, November 06, 2002

Research and Commentary

A Nomination for Change in the Senate: Process for Confirming Judicial Appointees in Desperate Need of Reform

Forrest Maltzman and Sarah A. Binder, Roll Call, June 19, 2000

Book

Politics or Principle?: Filibustering in the United States Senate

Sarah A. Binder and Steven S. Smith, December 02, 1996