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While Congress fights tooth and nail over countless judicial nominations, no federal judge has ever been impeached on the basis of their decision making. This book suggests that the explanation for this incongruity is not the balance of powers, but a dynamic equilibrium. It is suitable for students of American government, Congress and the courts.

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As gripping for its historical insight as for its relevance in our world of contentious confirmation hearings and threats - real or perceived - against judicial independence. - Harvard Law Review ""Making a strong argument that our independent judiciary derives more from intrabranch and interbranch norms than from the text of the Constitution, the book raises some well-timed concerns about the withering of these norms.... The story that unfolds in its pages is interesting and provocative."" - Legislative Studies Section Newsletter, American Political Studies Association

When Courts and Congress Collide

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    A Paperback by Charles Gardner Geyh, Sandra Day O'Connor

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      Publisher: LUP - University of Michigan Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 3/7/2008 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780472069224, 978-0472069224
      ISBN10: 0472069225
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      While Congress fights tooth and nail over countless judicial nominations, no federal judge has ever been impeached on the basis of their decision making. This book suggests that the explanation for this incongruity is not the balance of powers, but a dynamic equilibrium. It is suitable for students of American government, Congress and the courts.

      Trade Review
      As gripping for its historical insight as for its relevance in our world of contentious confirmation hearings and threats - real or perceived - against judicial independence. - Harvard Law Review ""Making a strong argument that our independent judiciary derives more from intrabranch and interbranch norms than from the text of the Constitution, the book raises some well-timed concerns about the withering of these norms.... The story that unfolds in its pages is interesting and provocative."" - Legislative Studies Section Newsletter, American Political Studies Association

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