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Book SynopsisSince the mid-1970s, Congress has passed numerous overrides - laws that seek to reverse or modify judicial intepretations of statutes. This text asks: do overrides effectively clarify the law, reverse objectionable judicial statutory interpretations, and broaden deliberation on contested issues?
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Perspectives on PoliticsTable of ContentsContents Acknowledgements xx Background 1 Chapter 1. The Questions, Debate, and Overview XX Chapter 2. Overrides in Contemporary U.S. Policy-Making: Promise and Current Understanding...52 Part I: Do Overrides Matter? Chapter 3. Assumptions and Hypotheses...88 Chapter 4. Data, Methods, and Findings...114 Part II: What Patterns of Court-Congress Relations Underlie the Override Process? Chapter 5. A Typology of Override Scenarios...143 Chapter 6. Operationalization of Typology, Findings, and Analysis...189 Chapter 7. Under What Conditions...? Assessment and Hypotheses...214 Conclusion Chapter 8. Broader Implications and Avenues for Future Inquiry...240 Appendix. Summary of Overrides Analyzed...254 Index Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication: Statutes United States, Judicial review United States, Law United States Interpretation and construction, Political questions and judicial power United States
