Overruled? - 9780804748834

Overruled?Legislative Overrides, Pluralism, and Contemporary Court-Congress Relations\nAuthor(s): Jeb Barnes\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Stanford University Press, United States\nImprint: Stanford University Press\nISBN-13: 9780804748834, 978-0804748834\nSynopsis\nSince the mid-1970s, Congress has passed hundreds of overrideslaws that explicitly seek to reverse or modify judicial interpretations of statutes. Whether front-page news or not, overrides serve potentially vital functions in American policy-making. Federal statutesand court cases interpreting themoften require revision. Some are ambiguous, some conflict, and others are obsolete. Under these circumstances, overrides promise Congress a means to repair flawed statutes, reconcile discordant court decisions, and reverse errant judicial interpretations. Overrides also allow dissatisfied litigants to revisit issues and raise concerns in Congress that courts have overlooked. \n\n Of course, promising is one thing and delivering .