Criminal,
California Supreme Court
Mar. 16, 2021
The unknowable weight of separateness
The separation of powers doctrine has been described by the courts as both “important” and “fundamental.” But how important is it?
2nd Appellate District, Division 5
Brian M. Hoffstadt
Presiding Justice
California Court of Appeal
UCLA School of Law, 1995
The separation of powers doctrine -- the constitutional mandate that divides our government into three branches and then narrowly delineates the specific instances when one may trespass onto the others' designated turf -- has been described by the courts as both "important" and "fundamental." Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC, 138 S. Ct. 1386, 1408 (2018);$95
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