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Judicial independence
Courts’ insulation from political pressure and retaliation.
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- Events in this demo
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- States with an event
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- Categories in this theme
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- Most in one year
2008–2024
Sample data
Of 50
Sample data
Of 33 overall
In 2022
Sample data
Over time
The shape of this theme
Events coded to judicial independence across 17 years and 47 states. On the finished site this curve is what a reader checks before asking whether their own state is unusual.
Synthetic counts. The shape carries no claim about this theme.
Categories
What rolls up to this theme
- Judicial budget retaliation76
- Court jurisdiction stripping65
- Non-compliance with a court order57
- Judicial selection rule change47
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How it is coded
What qualifies an event for this theme, and how coders decide between neighbouring categories.
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