Joshua Boston – The Conversation

Reporters used to treat the Supreme Court as a nonpolitical institution, but not anymore. Tetra Images/Getty

July 17, 2025

Supreme Court news coverage has talked a lot more about politics ever since the 2016 death of Scalia and GOP blocking of Obama’s proposed nominee

Joshua Boston, Bowling Green State University and Christopher Krewson, Brigham Young University

The public typically finds out about the Supreme Court from the news media. And the way reporters have covered the court has recently changed – dramatically.

Activists call for ethics reform in the Supreme Court at the U.S. Capitol in Washington on May 2, 2023. AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite

June 2, 2023

Judging the judges: Scandals have the potential to affect the legitimacy of judges – and possibly the federal judiciary, too

Ali S. Masood, Oberlin College and Conservatory; Benjamin J. Kassow, University of North Dakota; David Miller, East Tennessee State University, and Joshua Boston, Bowling Green State University

Courts have no army or police force to enforce their decisions. Their power rests on their legitimacy in the public eye. How does scandal affect that?

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