Civics on the Rocks

E32 - Is the Judiciary Independent?

Published: June 2, 2025

Duration: 1:08:06

Listen to Mack and Steve discuss checks, balances, and how it always comes back to we, the people.

REFERENCES

There’s three coequal branches:

The White House. “Our Government.” https://www.whitehouse.gov/government/

Take France:

Georgetown Law Library. “The Structure of the French Legal System.” https://guides.ll.georgetown.edu/francelegalresearch/legalsystem

Or Britain:

Courts and Tribunals Judiciary. “Overview of the Judiciary.” https://www.judiciary.uk/about-the-judiciary/history-of-the-judiciary-in-england-and-wales/history-of-the-judiciary/

What you would call a civil law system:

Legal Information Institute. “Civil Law.” Revi...