When Courts & Congress Collide

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.

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