- Preface
- I. The Institution
- 1. The Organization of the Federal Courts
- The basic structure.
- The judges.
- The state courts compared.
- 2. The Jurisdiction of the Federal Courts
- 1. The Organization of the Federal Courts
- II. The Challenge
- 3. The Growth of the Caseload
- Caseload…versus workload.
- Caseload and workload in the Supreme Court.
- The Chicken Little question.
- 4. Why the Caseload Has Grown So
- Models of caseload growth.
- The district courts.
- The courts of appeals.
- The Supreme Court.
- 5. Consequences: The System Expands…
- More judges, working harder.
- The rise of the law clerk.
- 6. …And Is Streamlined
- Curtailment of oral argument.
- Nonpublication of opinions.
- The standard of review, the trend toward “ruledness,” summariness.
- Sanctions.
- 3. The Growth of the Caseload
- III. Incremental Reform
- 7. Palliatives
- Upping the ante.
- Limiting or abolishing diversity jurisdiction.
- Better management.
- Alternative dispute resolution.
- The reform of the bar.
- 8. Specialized Courts
- Specialized Article III courts.
- Rethinking administrative review.
- 7. Palliatives
- IV. Fundamental Reform
- 9. The Role of Federal Courts in a Federal System
- The optimal scope of federal jurisdiction.
- Specific caseload implications.
- 10. Federal Judicial Self-Restraint
- Principled adjudication.
- The meaning and consequences of judicial activism and self-restraint.
- The restraint ratchet and other extensions.
- 11. The Federal Judicial Craft
- District judges.
- The institutional responsibilities of federal appellate judges.
- Rule versus standard again.
- Stare decisis.
- 9. The Role of Federal Courts in a Federal System
- Appendix: Supplementary Tables
- Index
The Federal Courts
Challenge and Reform, Revised Edition
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Publication Date: 09/15/1999
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