This panel will explore the role
of the federal courts in awarding injunctive and monetary relief against the
federal government and its officers. Among other questions, the panel will
discuss the proper scope of injunctive relief in an era of nationwide
injunctions, the manner in which federal courts enforce their injunctive
decrees with contempt sanctions, the well-known reluctance of the federal
courts to permit monetary claims to reach the jury, and how to tell whether the
system of remedies as a whole has achieved its goal of keeping government
mostly within the bounds of the law most of the time.
Business
meeting for Federal Courts is scheduled on Friday, January 5 at 7:30am.
Business meeting for Remedies will be held at program conclusion.