Meghashree Dev

Abstract The piece compares India’s NJAC judgment with the US Senate confirmation process, showing that political control over judicial appointments is hardly a reassuring alternative. Using the contested nomination of Neil Gorsuch after Justice Scalia’s death, it highlights ideological bargaining, filibusters, and threats to judicial independence in the US. Gorsuch’s conservative leanings, originalism, and views on religious freedom, abortion, and labour are examined alongside President Trump’s...