When Courts & Congress Collide

by Geyh, Charles Gardner

• ISBN13: 9780472069224
• ISBN10: 0472069225
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2008-03-07
• Publisher: Univ of Michigan Pr

Summary

When Congress threatens to "go nuclear" over judicial appointments, and lawmakers accuse judges of being "arrogant, out of control, and unaccountable,' many pundits proclaim a dim future for the autonomy of America's courts. But do we really understand the balance between judicial independence and Congress's desire to limit judicial reach? Charles Geyh's When Courts and Congress Collide is the most sweeping study of this question to date and an unprecedented analysis of the relationship between Congress and our federal courts. Book jacket.

Author Biography

Charles Gardner Geyh is Professor of Law and Charles L. Whistler Faculty Fellow at Indiana University at Bloomington.

Table of Contents

Preface to the Paperback Edition	p. xv
Acknowledgments	p. xix
Introduction	p. 1
The Origins of American Judicial Independence and Accountability	p. 23
Congressional Oversight of the Judicial Branch and the Emergence of Customary Independence	p. 51
The Decline and Fall of Impeachment as a Means to Control Judicial Decision Making	p. 113
Judicial Appointments and the Prospective Accountability of Judicial Nominees to the U.S. Senate	p. 171
The Role of the Courts in Preserving Customary Independence	p. 223
The Dynamic Equilibrium	p. 253
Notes	p. 283
Index	p. 323
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