The litigation state : public regulation and private lawsuits in the United States

Farhang, Sean 1966- (Author).

Summary: Of the 1.65 million lawsuits enforcing federal laws over the past decade, 3 percent were prosecuted by the federal government, while 97 percent were litigated by private parties. When and why did private plaintiff-driven litigation become a dominant model for enforcing federal regulation? The Litigation State shows how government legislation created the nation's reliance upon private litigation, and investigates why Congress would choose to mobilize, through statutory design, private lawsuits to implement federal statutes. Sean Farhang argues that Congress deliberately cultivates such private.

Record details

OCLC: ocn650875707
ISBN: 9780691143828
ISBN: 9780691143811
ISBN: 1400836786
ISBN: 9781400836789
Physical Description: 1 online resource ([xi], 302 pages) : illustrations
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Publisher: Princeton, N.J. ; Woodstock : Princeton University Press, 2010.

Content descriptions

Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-292) and index.
Contents:	The Litigation State: Public Regulation and Private Lawsuits in the U.S.; CONTENTS; Illustrations and Tables; Acknowledgments; Part I: Private Enforcement Regimes in General; ILLUSTRATIONS AND TABLES; Part II: Private Enforcement Regimes and Civil Rights; Notes; Index.