In total, the Brennan Center has documented at least 49 bills in 24 states this year that would give political actors more control over the courts or entrench partisan interests by, for example, changing how judges reach the bench, stripping courts of their jurisdiction over certain issues, or empowering legislators to override state or federal court decisions.
The reforms will further erode the generals' influence and increase democratic control over the courts.
Most Chinese automakers in turn are owned by local governments that also have considerable control over local courts, making the automakers nearly invulnerable to private litigation.
Gerrymandered election districts, centralized control over the courts and the press and a new Constitution that dismantles checks and balances have caused discomfort in Brussels.
But a cancelation would only highlight further Mr. Khatami's limited room for maneuver against the conservatives, who have used their control over the courts to close down almost every pro-Khatami newspaper in the last month.
Workers' party opponents, on the other hand, say a fourth consecutive presidential term (after two by Lula and one by Rousseff) would be bad for Brazil's democracy because it would strengthen its control over the courts and the media, as in Venezuela.
Others are sure that it's happened due to diplomatic pressure from America, who are reluctant to share vital security information with the UK unless we exercise greater control over our courts.
Court unification was the centerpiece of his 14 years as chief justice; he pushed legislation that centralized court financing with the Administrative Office of the Courts and largely eliminated county control over local court budgets.
Mr. Hagel said that the Pentagon would ask lawmakers to scale back the power of the convening authority — a commander who exercises significant control over courts-martial in a system that dates to the British Empire.
Court officials said that while the judge had control over juvenile court records, he did not control juvenile arrest records maintained by the Police Department.
