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Tom Clark
Professor of political science at Stanford University and Hoover Institution senior fellow specializing in the American judicial system, appellate decision-making, and judicial independence.
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Mar 20, 2026
• 1h 23min
Judicial Importance, Independence, And Legitimacy In Polarized Times
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Michael McConnell, former federal appellate judge and Stanford law professor; Genevieve Lakier, University of Chicago law professor focused on free speech; Tom Clark, Stanford political scientist on the judiciary. They debate courts as dispute resolvers and democratic backstops. Topics include judicial legitimacy in polarization, the shadow docket, enforcement against the executive, justiciability limits, and originalism’s practical reach.
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