The social functions courts now serve will outlast the courts themselves

Evidence

Some of the present trends—​the heavy use of judicial review, for example—​will proba­ bly continue into coming years, as far ahead as we can see. The courts are responding to certain felt needs, and these needs are not going to become obsolete. If not the courts, then some other agency will take over the social functions that the courts now perform. — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law, 1526

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: A trend of judicialization extends court-like procedures throughout government and society. — Lawrence M. Friedman and Grant M. Hayden, American Law: An Introduction, 389; Law functions to reconstruct society, not merely reflect it; Law operates best as present, prospective force serving the parties and society — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process: Basic Problems in…, 2924

Broader Connections

• Law functions to reconstruct society, not merely reflect it #expands (0.78)
• Law operates best as present, prospective force serving the parties and society #responds-to (0.75) — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 2924