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Supreme Court: The US Supreme Court is the highest court within the US government. The court has nine justices appointed to lifelong terms by the President, which must also be approved by the US Senate. This court hears and reviews state case decisions that pertain to federal law in which an appeal is filed.
Introduction
What is and should be the role of the US Supreme Court? What particular “services” does the Supreme Court provide? How do Supreme Court decisions in the name of “service” become executed on the ground? The US Supreme Court is a decision-making entity, and public administrators are some of the people who implement Supreme Court decisions. This entry articulates the relationship between these two entities and makes the case that the two are naturally intertwined but also face various challenges in achieving justice through writing and implementing legislation.
The term “public administration”...
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Magnus, A.M. (2016). Supreme Court and Public Administration. In: Farazmand, A. (eds) Global Encyclopedia of Public Administration, Public Policy, and Governance. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-31816-5_2442-1
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