Courts & Law
The Courts and Congress Index: Measuring the relationship between the two branches
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Courts & Law
Paucity of vacancies slows Trump’s effort to reshape courts
U.S. Democracy
Tracking turnover in the second Trump administration
Past Event
January
21
2026
Presidency
Staffing the government: An analysis of Trump’s personnel strategy across his two terms
Past Event
November
19
2025
U.S. Government & Politics
300 days into the second Trump administration: Early appraisals
Examining the relationship between the courts and Congress
In this series, the Initiative monitors court reform legislation, seeking ways to foster legislative-judicial collaboration and convening scholars working in this area. Read moreÂ
Monitoring the health of the three branches
In this series, the Initiative aims to provide objective indicators for evaluating the health of the three branches. Read moreÂ
Promoting civic education
In this series, the 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. Read more
Meet our experts
Russell Wheeler
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies, The Initiative on Improving Interbranch Relations and Government
Rachel Augustine Potter
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies, The Initiative on Improving Interbranch Relations and Government
Eloise Pasachoff
Nonresident Senior Fellow
- Governance Studies, The Initiative on Improving Interbranch Relations and Government