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Remaking the United States Supreme Court in the Courts' of Appeals Image
Duke Law Journal
  • Chris Guthrie
  • Tracey E. George
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2009
Keywords
  • justices,
  • Supreme Court,
  • decision-making,
  • panels,
  • groups
Abstract

We argue that Congress should remake the United States Supreme Court in the U.S. courts' of appeals image by increasing the size of the Court's membership, authorizing panel decision making, and retaining an en banc procedure for select cases. In so doing, Congress would expand the Court's capacity to decide cases, facilitating enhanced clarity and consistency in the law as well as heightened monitoring of lower courts and the other branches. Remaking the Court in this way would not only expand the Court's decision making capacity but also improve the Court's composition, competence, and functioning.

Citation Information
Chris Guthrie and Tracey E. George. "Remaking the United States Supreme Court in the Courts' of Appeals Image" Duke Law Journal Vol. 58 (2009) p. 1439 ISSN: 1939-9111
Available at: http://works.bepress.com/chris-guthrie/2/