where the court came together and knew they were going to face political pressure. and still, enforced the promise of the constitution. you think about united states versus nixon which i have identified as one of the greatest moments in american judicial history where chief justice burger who was appointed by president nixon brought the court together in a unanimous decision to order president nixon in response to a criminal trial subpoena to disclose information. those great moments of independence and unanimity are important. respect for precedent is another one. we are a system of constitutional precedent. precedent is not just a judicial policy. it's sometimes stated that it's just a policy. precedent comes right from article 3 of the constitution. article 3 of the constitution refers to the judicial power. what does that mean? what does judicial power mean?