Limiting Court Jurisdiction Over Federal Constitutional Issues: “Court-Stripping”

Thomas, Kenneth R.

Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service.

关键词: Law;    Jurisdiction;    Constitutional law;   

RP-ID  :  RL32171
RP-ID  :  RL32171_2003Dec11

美国|英语

来源: UNT Digital Library

【 摘 要 】

This report discusses various proposals that have been made to limit the jurisdiction of federal courts to hear cases regarding particular areas of constitutional law such as busing, abortion, prayer in school, and most recently, reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. Proposals of this type are often referred to as “court-stripping” legislation.