Show simple item record

dc.contributor.authorBright, Stephen
dc.date2021-11-25T13:34:35.000
dc.date.accessioned2021-11-26T11:42:21Z
dc.date.available2021-11-26T11:42:21Z
dc.date.issued1995-01-01T00:00:00-08:00
dc.identifierfss_papers/3501
dc.identifier.contextkey2405499
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.13051/2914
dc.description.abstractDecisions in capital cases have increasingly become campaign fodder in both judicial and nonjudicial elections. The focus in these campaigns has been almost entirely on the gruesome facts of particular murders, not the reason for the judicial decisions. Judges have come under attack and have been removed from the bench for their decisions in capital caseswith perhaps the most notable examples in states with some of the largest death rows and where the death penalty has been a dominant political issue. Recent challenges to state court judges in both direct and retention elections have made it clear that unpopular decisions in capital cases, even when clearly compelled by law, may cost a judge her seat on the bench, or promotion to a higher court. This raises serious questions about the independence and integrity of the judiciary and the ability of judges to enforce the Bill of Rights and otherwise be fair and impartial in capital cases.
dc.titleJudges and the Politics of Death: Deciding Between the Bill of Rights and the Next Election in Capital Cases (with Keenan)
dc.source.journaltitleFaculty Scholarship Series
refterms.dateFOA2021-11-26T11:42:22Z
dc.identifier.legacycoverpagehttps://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/fss_papers/3501
dc.identifier.legacyfulltexthttps://digitalcommons.law.yale.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4501&context=fss_papers&unstamped=1


Files in this item

Thumbnail
Name:
4_Judges_and_the_Politics_of_D ...
Size:
5.061Mb
Format:
PDF

This item appears in the following Collection(s)

Show simple item record