Constitutional Law,
Government,
Judges and Judiciary
May 20, 2020
Reality check
The U.S. Supreme Court has long observed that, of “the three great branches” of government — legislative, executive and judicial — the judicial is “the weakest.” This is not humble bragging.
2nd Appellate District, Division 2
Brian M. Hoffstadt
Associate Justice
California Court of Appeal
UCLA School of Law, 1995
The U.S. Supreme Court has long observed that, of "the three great branches" of government -- legislative, executive and judicial -- the judicial is "the weakest." In re Neagle, 135 U.S. 1, 3 (1890); United States v. Lee, 106 U.S. 196, 221 (1882), overruled on other grounds.
This is not humble bragging.
To the contrary, the relative weakness ...
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