Wednesday round-up
Justice Ginsburg discusses the confirmation process at SMU; Justice Sotomayor and the “empathy” standard.
August 2011 Archive
Every post published in August 2011, most recent first.
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The Supreme Court’s one-two punch: Class actions in the wake of Wal-Mart v. Dukes and AT&T v. Concepcion
Sarah Crawford, of the National Partnership for Women and Families, argues that the Court’s recent decisions in Wal-Mart and Concepcion have weakened the rights of workers and demonstrate the need for a legislative response.
The October 2010 Supreme Court Term in review: For defendants, life returns to normal after the celebration ends
Paul Karlsgodt, of Baker Hostetler LLP, explains why, although the Court’s decisions in Wal-Mart and Concepcion have not yet had a significant effect on class action litigation, the decisions — if properly understood — can nonetheless be very useful in defending against class actions.
Reflections on a dialogue: Getting to marriage equality
Written by the University of California, Irvine’s Dean Erwin Chemerinsky, this is the final post in our online symposium on same-sex marriage. The whole symposium is available here.
Tuesday round-up
Conservatism and the Court; reliability and eyewitness testimony; unsealing Prop. 8 tapes.
Class action symposium (Updated)
SCOTUSblog’s symposium on the future of class action lawsuits begins.
Squeezing class actions
Scott Dodson, of William & Mary Law School, opens our class action symposium.
Balancing away marriage equality
University of Maryland School of Law professor Jana Singer responds to Robin Wilson as part of our same-sex marriage symposium.
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Monday round-up
Reporting on the continuing impact of Citizens United, the Second Amendment decisions, and the Court’s most recent ruling in the Anna Nicole Smith case.