The U.S. civil justice system faces a sustained, decades-long political attack.
Evidence
In recent decades, the U.S. civil justice system has come under sustained attack. Consider the indictment: Americans have developed “a mad romance with the civil litigation process.” — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2291
Categorization
- DEFINE: Introduces the framing debate over ‘litigation explosion’ and tort reform that structures contemporary civil-justice policy.
- XREF: connects to: Critics argue the American civil justice system encourages excessive and wasteful litigation — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 1127; The justice system’s perceived failures often lead to political interference. — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 3260; Long-sustained injustice becomes unquestionable law through entrenched property interests. — Doctrine of Discovery Project, The Marshall Trilogy: Johnson v.…, 50 (+4 more)
Broader Connections
- Multi-front political pressure overwhelmed reconciliation forces
#exemplifies(0.98) — Edward J. Larson, Declaring Independence, 185 - The justice system’s perceived failures often lead to political interference.
#qualifies(0.94) — Lynley Hood, A City Possessed, 3260 - Courts struggle to conceive full redress even for acknowledged extreme injustices
#expands(0.91) — Tamara Lanier, From These Roots, 1336 - Long-sustained injustice becomes unquestionable law through entrenched property interests.
#responds-to(0.90) — Doctrine of Discovery Project, The Marshall Trilogy, 50 - Civil society may be structured by perpetual war between forces
#complicates(0.87) — Michel Foucault, Society Must Be Defended, 37 - Moral progress in law exacts heavy partisan political costs
#complicates(0.85) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 124