Courts & Law
The Courts and Congress Index: Measuring the relationship between the two branches
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Courts & Law
Life after Chevron: How will Congress and federal agencies adapt?
U.S. Democracy
What role do courts and judges play in democracy?
Courts & Law
Fleshing out Justice Kagan’s modest idea for Supreme Court ethics enforcement
Examining the relationship between the courts and Congress
In this series, the Katzmann Initiative monitors court reform legislation, seeking ways to foster legislative-judicial collaboration and convening scholars working in this area.
Monitoring the health of the three branches
In this series, the Katzmann Initiative aims to provide objective indicators for evaluating the health of the three branches.
Promoting civic education
In this series, the Katzmann Initiative focuses on civic education to counter threats to American democracy by improving the public’s, and especially young people’s knowledge and understanding of the role of courts and more broadly, the U.S. government.
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Paul C. Light
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- Governance Studies, The Katzmann Initiative on Improving Interbranch Relations and Government
Russell Wheeler
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies, The Katzmann Initiative on Improving Interbranch Relations and Government