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The federal judiciary : strengths and weaknesses

Title
The federal judiciary : strengths and weaknesses / Richard A. Posner.
Author
Posner, Richard A.
Publication
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.

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Summary
"No sitting federal judge has ever written so trenchant a critique of the federal judiciary as Richard A. Posner does in this, his most confrontational book. He exposes the failures of the institution designed by the founders to check congressional and presidential power and resist its abuse, and offers practical prescriptions for reform"--
Subject
  • Courts > United States
  • Judicial process > United States
  • Judges > United States
  • Federal courts
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents
Introduction : noting strengths, and weaknesses some of which I'll ignore, and proposing a new research program -- Some weaknesses of our legal system mistakenly denied by a critic -- Tier One of the federal judiciary : the Supreme Court -- Tier Two of the federal judiciary : the federal courts of appeals -- Tier Three of the federal judiciary : the federal district courts -- Civil litigation revisited -- Conclusion.
Call Number
KF8700
ISBN
  • 9780674975774
  • 0674975774
LCCN
2017010498
OCLC
2017010498
Author
Posner, Richard A., author.
Title
The federal judiciary : strengths and weaknesses / Richard A. Posner.
Publisher
Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2017.
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Indexed Term
Federal courts
Research Call Number
KF8700 .P674
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