The Federal courts : challenge and reform /

The federal courts are the world's most powerful judiciary and a vital element of the American political system. In recent decades, these courts have experienced unprecedented growth in caseload and personnel. Many judges and lawyers believe that a "crisis in quantity" is imperiling t...

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Main Author: Posner, Richard A.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 1999.
Edition:First Harvard University Press paperback edition.
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505 0 0 |g I  |t The Institution --  |g 1  |t The Organization of the Federal Courts  |g 3 --  |t The basic structure --  |t The judges --  |t The state courts compared --  |g 2  |t The Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts  |g 40 --  |g II  |t The Challenge --  |g 3  |t The Growth of the Caseload  |g 53 --  |t Caseload ... versus workload --  |t Caseload and workload in the Supreme Court --  |t The Chicken Little question --  |g 4  |t Why the Caseload Has Grown So  |g 87 --  |t Models of caseload growth --  |t The district courts --  |t The courts of appeals --  |t The Supreme Court --  |g 5  |t Consequences: The System Expands ...  |g 124 --  |t More judges, working harder --  |t The rise of the law clerk --  |g 6  |t ... And Is Streamlined  |g 160 --  |t Curtailment of oral argument --  |t Nonpublication of opinions --  |t The standard of review, the trend toward "ruledness," summariness --  |t Sanctions --  |g III  |t Incremental Reform --  |g 7  |t Palliatives  |g 193 --  |t Upping the ante --  |t Limiting or abolishing diversity jurisdiction --  |t Better management --  |t Alternative dispute resolution --  |t The reform of the bar --  |g 8  |t Specialized Courts  |g 244 --  |t Specialized Article III courts --  |t Rethinking administrative review --  |g IV  |t Fundamental Reform --  |g 9  |t The Role of Federal Courts in a Federal System  |g 273 --  |t The optimal scope of federal jurisdiction --  |t Specific caseload implications --  |g 10  |t Federal Judicial Self-Restraint  |g 304 --  |t Principled adjudication --  |t The meaning and consequences of judicial activism and self-restraint --  |t The restraint ratchet and other extensions --  |g 11  |t The Federal Judicial Craft  |g 335 --  |t District judges --  |t The institutional responsibilities of federal appellate judges --  |t Rule versus standard again --  |t Stare decisis. 
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