Federal Wage Controls and State Judicial Salaries - Some Implications of the New Federalism

• NCJ Number: 85284
• Journal: Justice System Journal Volume: 7 Issue: 1 Dated: (Spring 1982) Pages: 13-33
• Author(s): K M Holland
• Date Published: 1982
• Length: 21 pages
• Sale Source: National Institute of Justice/
• Language: English
• Country: United States of America
• Note: Available on microfiche as NCJ-85282

Annotation

In the early 1970's, the federal government attempted to bring the salaries of state judges within the control of then-existing wage freeze authority.

Abstract

Federal-state negotiation and litigation ensued in several instances before the general legislative authorization lapsed. This article analyzes the manner in and the authority by which the national government exercised this control, placing that analysis in the context of current trends in federalism. (Author abstract)