The Katzmann Initiative on Improving Interbranch Relations and Government monitors the health of the three branches, examines the relationship between the courts and Congress, and fosters civic education. The Initiative honors Judge, law professor, and political scientist Robert A. Katzmann (1953-2021) who joined the Governance Studies program at Brookings from 1981 to 1999.
In this series, the Katzmann Initiative monitors court reform legislation, seeking ways to foster legislative-judicial collaboration and convening scholars working in this area.
In this series, the Katzmann Initiative aims to provide objective indicators for evaluating the health of the three branches.
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.
