Democracy by Decree : What Happens When Courts Run Government.

Contents -- Preface -- Introduction: The Legal Hook -- 1. How Courts Came to Govern -- 2. How Congress Creates Rights: A Case Study -- 3. How Courts Enforce Rights: A Case Study -- 4. Something New Is Going On In Court -- 5. How Court Management Works -- 6. A Good Thing Gone Wrong -- 7. Why the Wrong Thing Continues -- 8. Road to Reform -- 9. New Principles -- Summary and Conclusion -- Appendix -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index.