federal courts

Meier on Causation and Standing

August 25, 2010 11:35

Luke Meier (Baylor Law School) has posted Causation and Standing to SSRN. Abstract: To satisfy the standing requirements deriving from the “case” or “controversy” language of Article III, a plaintiff must show (1) injury in fact which is (2) fairly...

Cooperative Effort Between State and Federal Judges in Settling Mass Tort

August 23, 2010 21:42

The Fulton County Daily Report describes the settlement in lawsuits over vitamin supplements: "DeKalb County State Court Judge Alvin T. Wong participated in the mass mediation at the request of U.S. District Court Judge R. David Proctor of the Northern...

Williams and George on JPML Decisions

August 17, 2010 01:22

Margaret Williams (Federal Judicial Center) and Tracey George (Vanderbilt University) have posted Who Will Manage Complex Civil Litigation?: The Decision to Transfer and Consolidate Multidistrict Litigation to SSRN. Abstract: The United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation may transfer...

Seidman on Acontextual Judicial Review

August 09, 2010 20:11

Louis Michael Seidman (Georgetown University Law Center) has posted Acontextual Judicial Review to SSRN. Abstract: Is constitutional judicial review a necessary component of a just polity? A striking feature of the current debate is its tendency to proceed as if...

Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop Registration Deadline

July 29, 2010 12:00

Professor Jamelle C. Sharpe (University of Illinois College of Law) has sent the following reminder about the registration deadline for the Junior Faculty Federal Courts Workshop: For those who are interested, I just wanted to send a reminder that the...