A Judicial "Crisis"?

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Listen Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007 at 12:06 p.m. in Law, Politics

Low pay for judges. Chronic vacancies. Excessive workloads. Politicized decisions. Observers have pointed to a variety of troubling trends in the nation's federal courts. But do they constitute a "crisis"? Kojo examines challenges facing the federal judiciary.

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Barbara Perry

Senior Fellow, University of Louisville; Professor of Government, Sweet Briar College

Manus Cooney

Former Chief Counsel and Staff Director of the United States Senate Judiciary Committee (1989-2000); President and Founder, Potomac Counsel LLC

Jeffrey Rosen

Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School; Legal Affairs Editor, The New Republic; Author, "The Supreme Court: The Personalities and Rivalries That Defined America" (Times Books)

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