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States seek clarity on class actions in a post-CASA world
In last term’s Trump v. CASA, the Supreme Court curtailed the use of universal injunctions – that is, lower court orders that ...
The Supreme Court, in Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011), set a high standard for class certification under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23 (“Rule 23”). Under Rule 23(a), the ...
In recent weeks, activist organizations fueled by hundreds of millions of dollars in donations and sometimes even Government grants have obtained sweeping injunctions far beyond the scope of relief ...
Sherrilyn A. Ifill writes about the law for The Root. This week the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that may result in the dismantling of one of the largest employment-discrimination class actions ...
General counsel and the class action bar should take note that a new provision in Québec’s new Code of Civil Procedure (NCCP), which comes into force on January 1, 2016, may create an obstacle for ...
In civil litigation, police most commonly appear as defendants. But police also act as plaintiffs, suing the individuals they police. This Article argues that these plaintiff police claims cause ...
A controversy at the University of Illinois Chicago John Marshall Law School (not to be confused with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). [1.] Here's the text of an exam question (worth 1 ...
This is a survey course designed for attorneys, law students and paralegals who are interested in an overview of the basic steps in California civil procedure: from start to finish. It addresses ...
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