The Federal Courts in the Political Order: Judicial Jurisdiction and American Political Theory

By exploring modern scholarly trends in the areas of democratic theory, civic republicanism, public choice theory, constitutionalism, and interpretive analysis, and by testing accepted federal jurisdiction principles in light of this analysis, Redish reaches the conclusion that existing doctrine, as fashioned by the Supreme Court, is simultaneously unduly activist in certain areas and improperly restrained in others. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.