Cases Without Controversies: Uncontested Adjudication in Article III Courts Format: Hardcover

As it interprets the U.S. Constitution, the Supreme Court defines the rights of individuals and referees disputes between the branches of government. For many years, the Court has limited access to those claimants who satisfy a shifting and sometimes amorphous case-or-controversy requirement. Drawing on historical practice to clarify the meaning of the constitutional terms in question, this book calls upon the Court to offer broader access to federal court and greater deference to congressional choices.

James Pfander, author of dozens of articles and books, has served as the Owen L. Coon Professor of Law at Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law for more than a decade. Pfander's scholarship explores the nature of federal judicial power, the law of government accountability in modern America, and the history of the federal judicial system. A member of the American Law Institute, Pfander recently concluded his work as reporter/consultant to the Federal-State Jurisdiction Committee of the Judicial Conference of the United States. He has served as chair of both the federal courts and civil procedure sections of the Association of American Law Schools.