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Sep 2026
The effect of judges’ institutional interests on a free press
Free press protections are fundamental to constitutional democracy, yet their enforcement varies when judges themselves face media scrutiny. Drawing on 658 decisions from eight democratic countries and the European Court of Human Rights, we show that judges are significantly less likely to uphold press rights when co...
Stephan Stohler, M. Ingram
· Global Constitutionalism · 0 citations