Congressional Authority Over Federal Courts

A new report from the Congressional Research Service examines congressional authority over the judicial branch.
"Usually congressional oversight of the judicial branch is noncontroversial, but when Congress proposes to use its oversight and regulatory powers in a manner designed to affect the outcome of pending or previously decided cases, constitutional issues can be raised." "While Congress has broad power to regulate the structure, administration and jurisdiction of the courts, its powers are limited by precepts of due process, equal protection and separation of powers." See "Congressional Authority Over the Federal Courts," May 16, 2005:

http://www.fas.org/sgp/crs/misc/RL32926.pdf