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The Mandamus Power Of The United States Courts Of Appeals: A Complex And Confused Means Of Appellate Control, Robert S. Berger
The Mandamus Power Of The United States Courts Of Appeals: A Complex And Confused Means Of Appellate Control, Robert S. Berger
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Congress And The Supreme Court's Jurisdiction, Charles E. Rice
Congress And The Supreme Court's Jurisdiction, Charles E. Rice
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When a ruling of the supreme court meets with Congressional disfavor there are several remedies available to Congress. If the decision is not on a constitutional level, a later statutory enactment will suffice to reverse or modify the ruling. If, however, the Court's decision is an interpretation of a constitutional mandate, such as the requirement of the fourteenth amendment that legislative districts be apportioned according to population, then a statute could not reverse the decision because the statute itself would be subject to that constitutional mandate as defined by the Court.
The obvious method of reversing a Supreme Court interpretation …