The Curious Incident of Trump and the Courts: Interbranch Deference in an Age of Populism
31 dic 2018
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Publicado en línea: 31 dic 2018
Páginas: 237 - 256
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/bjals-2018-0011
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Trump Twitter References to Courts and Congress (January 20, 2017-March 15, 2018)_
Search Terms: | Neutral/Descriptive references | Positive references | Negative [without references travel ban references] | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
“court;” “judge;” | 47% | 18% | 35% [14%] | 100% |
“justice” | n=23 | n=9 | n=17 [n=7] | n=49 |
“Congress;” | ||||
“Senate;” | 32% | 35% | 32% | 99% |
“Representative;” | n=75 | n=81 | n=75 | n=231 |
“Sen.;” “Rep.;” |
Party Platforms Highlighting Judicial Issues and Cases (2000-2016)_
Year | Democratic Platform | Republican Platform |
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- criticism of Supreme Court ruling on partial birth | ||
abortion | ||
- “right to privacy” and abortion | - | |
- | - criticism of “exclusionary rule” | |
- | ||
- support for student initiated prayer | ||
- criticism of “judicial activism” | ||
- | ||
- | ||
- protecting Defense of Marriage Act from courts | ||
- partial birth abortion | ||
- student initiated prayer | ||
- immigration decisions making “deportation so difficult” | ||
- | ||
- | ||
- | - death penalty | |
- abortion | ||
- | ||
- ROTC access case | ||
- | ||
- gay marriage/DOMA | ||
- | ||
- public display of Ten Commandments | ||
- student prayer | ||
- | ||
- | ||
- using courts to protect | ||
immigration rights | - | |
- No regulation of internet speech | ||
- | ||
- abortion | ||
- criticism of using foreign law in the courts | ||
- | ||
- criticism of courts’ role in | - | |
mass incarceration | - | |
- praise for drug courts and | - criticism of judicial activism | |
veterans’ courts | - reliance on foreign law | |
- praise for | - support for | |
- | ||
- criticism of | - support for | |
- | ||
- criticism of |