On the recordFebruary 10, 1995
The issue is not whether the courts will micromanage prisons. The issue is whether Congress will micromanage the courts, and that is what we are doing by putting this provision in the law.
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govinfo.govMelvin Watt: “The issue is not whether the courts will micromanage prisons. The issue is whether Congress will micromanage the courts…”
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Discussing the implications of congressional provisions on judicial management.
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