The choreography of courts-Congress conflicts / Charles Geyh -- Congress and judicial supremacy / Neal Devins -- Presidential manipulations of judicial power / Stephen M. Engel -- Institutional interdependence and the separation of powers / J. Mitchell Pickerill -- The public and judicial independence / Tom S. Clark -- Judicial elections and public perception of the courts / Matthew J. Streb -- Conflicts with courts in common law nations / Jason Pierce -- The siege on the Israeli Supreme Court / Maya Sabatello -- Self-regulation and an independent judiciary / Scott E. Gant -- Judicial credibility / Louis Fisher.