When courts & Congress collide the struggle for control of America's judicial system /

Geyh, Charles Gardner.

When courts & Congress collide the struggle for control of America's judicial system / [electronic resource] : When courts and Congress collide Charles Gardner Geyh ; with a new preface and a foreword by Sandra Day O'Connor. - 1st pbk. ed. - Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2008. - xxii, 332 p.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The origins of American judicial independence and accountability -- Congressional oversight of the judicial branch and the emergence of customary independence -- The decline and fall of impeachment as a means to control judicial decision making -- Judicial appointments and the prospective accountability of judicial nominees to the U.S. Senate -- The role of the courts in preserving customary independence -- The dynamic equilibrium.


Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI : ProQuest, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest affiliated libraries.






Judicial power--United States.
Legislative power--United States.


Electronic books.

KF5130 / .G49 2008