Courts shape our daily lives, but most of us were taught a version of the judiciary that the Constitution never actually designed. We dig into the biggest myths head-on: the idea that federal judges are appointed for life no matter what, that the judiciary is an “independent” branch beyond real restraint, and that only the Supreme Court can decide what’s constitutional. Using the Federalist Papers, founding-era practice, and early historical examples, we lay out a clearer picture of Article I...