Controlling Judgment
In Wednesday’s Wall Street Journal, SANDRA DAY O’CONNER writes that “the breadth and intensity of rage currently being leveled at the judiciary may be unmatched in American history.” In a strongly-worded editorial, the former Supreme Court justice says that while criticism of the judiciary is both healthy and necessary, intimidation is destructive because it produces fearful judges who “cannot adequately fulfill the considerable responsibilities that the position demands…”