In Federal Jurisdiction, Seventh Edition, luminary author Erwin Chemerinsky unpacks the black letter law and underlying policy issues of his subject with the clarity and penetrating …
The federal courts are the world's most powerful judiciary and a vital element of the American political system. In recent decades, these courts have experienced unprecedented …
Throughout American history, and especially for the past thirty years, discussions about the scope of federal jurisdiction largely have focused on whether federal courts are more willing …
KM Clermont, T Eisenberg - Cornell L. Rev., 1997 - HeinOnline
ABSTRACT General Observations on Interpreting Win-Rate Data Properly. Many empirical legal studies use data on plaintiffs' rate of success, because of those data's ready availability …
How satisfied are litigants with our federal courts? Do litigants and the public perceive the federal courts and their decisions as legitimate? Research in social psychology suggests …
JA Henderson Jr, T Eisenberg - UCLA l. Rev., 1989 - HeinOnline
Most revolutions are noisy, tumultuous affairs. This is as true of significant shifts in legal doctrine as it is of shifts of political power through force of arms. The pro-plaintiff revolution in …
The Class Action Fairness Act of 2005 (CAFA)'was the product of an extended and well- organized political campaign. In Congress, its passage required a grinding eight-year effort …
Ruralism Page 1 Ruralism Debra Lyn Bassett* Our society has a "love-hate" relationship with its rural communities. While revering rural areas as embodying the ultimate in "quality …