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86 Iowa L. Rev. 735 (2000-2001)
The Inherent Powers of Federal Courts and the Structural Constitution

handle is hein.journals/ilr86 and id is 747 raw text is: The Inherent Powers of Federal Courts and the Structural Constitution RobertJ. PushawJr. INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................... 738 . THE INHERENT AuTHORITy OF FEDERAL COURTS: THE PREVAILING WISDOM ................................................................................................... 744 A. THREE BASIC CONSTITU ONAL PRNCPLES ...................................... 744 B. MAINwG RULES OFADJECTIELAI .................................................. 747 1. The Early Statutory Framework .............................................. 747 2. The Constitutionality of Federal Procedural Statutes ............ 752 3. Modem Adjective Law ............................................................ 754 4. Supreme Court Interpretation of the Federal Rules ............. 757 5. Inadequacies of the Court's Jurisprudence ............................ 758 C. PRECDENT ONI NJUDICiAL POiIms ..................................... 760 1. Court Administration and Litigation Management ............... 760 a. Docket Control ..................................................................... 760 b. Modem Activist Management ............................................... 762 2. Controlling Litigation Misconduct Through Sanctions .................................................................................. 764 a. Contempt ............................................................................. 766 b. Dismissal ............................................................................. 775 c. ShtftingAttomeys'Fees and Costs .......................................... 775 3. Supervisory Power Over the Administration of Criminal Justice ...................................................................................... 779 D. A CRITCAL ANALYSIS OF T-E COu SJUwP DEC. ...................... 782 E. Sc-LAmmP ONIHERTEJJVCrLPO S .................................. 787 1. Adjective Lawmaking .............................................................. 788 2. Litigation Management ........................................................... 792 3. Sanctions .................................................................................. 793 4. Supervision of CriminalJustice ............................................... 797 Associate Professor, University of Missouri School of Law.J.D.,Yale, 1983. This Artide reflects the intellectual contributions of many fine scholars (Akhil Arnar, Grant Nelson, Jim Pfander,Judith Resnik, Bill Ryan, and William Van Alstyne), two federal judges who prefer to remain anonymous, and one actual lawyer (Alan Untereiner, who sparked and continually kindled my interest in the topic of inherent powers). I would also like to thank the Missouri Law School Foundation for generous financial support. 735

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