The Judicial Bookshelf

Author: Stephenson Jr., D. Grier

Source: Journal of Supreme Court History, Volume 27, Number 2, July 2002 , pp. 194-210(17)

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Abstract:

“Democratic institutions are never done,” observed Woodrow Wilson over a century ago. “[T]hey are like living tissue-always a-making.” Then and now, Wilson's point applies as much to the federal judiciary as to the elected branches of government, as alterations in organization, jurisdiction, and the docket attest.

Document Type: Research article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1059-4329.00029

Affiliations: 1: Franklin and Marshall College

Publication date: 2002-07-01