The Force and Will of the Judicial Branch -The Controversial Expansion of Federal Judicial…

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The course will explore the history of judicial branch power from its inception, when it was the weakest branch, to the present, where some legal scholars consider it to be second only to the executive branch in terms of power. The course will cover, among other topics, the emergence of judicial activism, the use of authority by the federal judiciary to enjoin the exercise of executive privilege on a myriad of topics, determinations by SCOTUS of what matters it will considerand decide (the shadow docket), lifetime tenure, and SCOTUS decisions which have a profound impact on citizens for generations. This power includes the authority to determine the outcome of elections.