The view of the courts from the Hill
Subtitle: interactions between Congress and the federal judiciary
By: Mark C. Miller.
Series: Constitutionalism and democracy
Publisher: University of Virginia Press
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Charlottesville
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780813928104; 9780813928210
Subjects: Judicial power -- United States.; Legislative power -- United States.; Judicial independence -- United States.; Political questions and judicial power -- United States.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: value: Historical periods of conflict with the courts; value: Regular interactions between Congress and the courts; value: The courts as pawns in the culture wars; value: The House Judiciary Committee : the committee of lawyers; value: Three recent threats to judicial independence; value: The need for judicial independence.