Federal Courts
Briefs
Fixing Discovery: The Judge’s Job
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?Editors Note: The following is an excerpt of an article that first appeared in ABA Litigation, Vol. 38 No. 4 (2012). In it, Judge James G. Carr responded to major pleading […]
Point/Counterpoint
Plausibly a plus? Two attorneys discuss the Twiqbal effect
by Daniel Bean and Roy Altman
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?It has been more than five years since the Supreme Court set a new pleading standard with landmark decisions in Bell Atlantic v. Twombly in 2007 and Ashcroft v. Iqbal in 2009. Since Twiqbal, as […]
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Federal Judges and Public Attention
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?{THE CAST OF CHARACTERS} Federal courts law professor LANG FELL Federal circuit judge COAR DAPPEL Federal district judge NIELSEN PRIUS Federal bankruptcy judge CHIP TERLEVEN Federal magistrate judge MADGE STRAIT Federal trial lawyer TALAGUD STOREY Federal […]
Case Note
Labrier an example of new proportionality rules at work
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?In December 2015, the amendments to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(b) took effect. These amendments, highlighted in Judicature’s Winter 2015 issue, moved the proportionality provisions from Rule 26(b)(2)(C)(iii), as a limit on discovery, […]
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The Fluidity of Judicial Coalitions
by Dimitris Georgakopoulos, Frank Sullivan Jr. and Nicholas L. Georgakopoulos
Vol. 100 No. 3 (2016) | Who appointed me god?A surprising look at coalitions within the supreme courts of the United States and Indiana In June 2001, the United States Supreme Court decided three closely watched deportation cases by […]
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The U.S. Constitution and Judicial Qualifications: A Curious Omission
by John C. Vile and Mario Perez-Reilly
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesThe Constitution carefully spells out qualifications for President and members of Congress, but is virtually silent with regard to judicial qualifications. Why? It is common knowledge that, under Article II of […]
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Guidelines & Best Practices for Implementing the 2015 Discovery Amendments to Achieve Proportionality
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesThe Winter 2016 edition of Judicature originally contained excerpts from the Guidelines and Best Practices Guidelines & Best Practices for Implementing the 2015 Discovery Amendments to Achieve Proportionality report published by […]
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A Report from the Proportionality Roadshow
by Steven S. Gensler and Lee Rosenthal
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesRecommendations from the Bench and Bar in 17 Cities on Implementing the 2015 Proportionality Amendments 6 MONTHS. 17 CITIES. 20,000 MILES. From November 2015 to May 2016, the “Proportionality Roadshow” […]
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Cross Border Discovery at a Crossroads
Vol. 100 No. 4 (2016) | Steady As She GoesAlong with explosive globalization, including the ease with which parties can conduct business abroad, there has been a concomitant need for international legal systems to consider exchange of information across […]
Book Review
Sandra Day O’Connor’s “First” Principles: A Constructive Vision for an Angry Nation
Vol. 105 No. 1 (2021) | The Courts HeldOnce upon a time in American public life, there were figures who achieved universal admiration. It was even possible to earn the trust of those with whom one disagreed. Justice […]