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State Constitutions, School Finance Litigation, And The "Third Wave": From Equity To Adequacy, Michael Heise
State Constitutions, School Finance Litigation, And The "Third Wave": From Equity To Adequacy, Michael Heise
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Exorcising The Evil Of Forum-Shopping, Kevin M. Clermont, Theodore Eisenberg
Exorcising The Evil Of Forum-Shopping, Kevin M. Clermont, Theodore Eisenberg
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Most of the business of litigation comprises pretrial disputes. A common and important dispute is over where adjudication should take place. Civil litigators deal with nearly as many change-of-venue motions as trials. The battle over venue often constitutes the critical issue in a case.
The American way is to provide plaintiffs with a wide choice of venues for suit. But the American way has its drawbacks. To counter these drawbacks, an integral part of our court systems, and in particular the federal court system, is the scheme of transfer of venue "in the interest of justice." However, the leading evaluative …
The Court Vs. Educational Standards, Michael Heise
The Court Vs. Educational Standards, Michael Heise
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
State Constitutional Litigation, Educational Finance, And Legal Impact: An Empirical Analysis, Michael Heise
State Constitutional Litigation, Educational Finance, And Legal Impact: An Empirical Analysis, Michael Heise
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Politics And The Judiciary: The Influence Of Judicial Background On Case Outcomes, Orley Ashenfelter, Theodore Eisenberg, Stewart J. Schwab
Politics And The Judiciary: The Influence Of Judicial Background On Case Outcomes, Orley Ashenfelter, Theodore Eisenberg, Stewart J. Schwab
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
It is widely believed that the background and worldview of judges influence their decisions. This article uses the fact that judges are assigned their cases randomly to assess the effect of judicial background on the outcome of cases from the day-to-day docket in three federal trial courts. Unlike the political science findings of ideological influence in published opinions, we find little evidence that judges differ in their decisions with respect to the mass of case outcomes. Characteristics of the judges or the political party of the judge's appointing president are not significant predictors of judicial decisions.
Optimal Issue Separation In Modern Products Liability Litigation, James A. Henderson Jr., Fred Bertram, Michael J. Toke
Optimal Issue Separation In Modern Products Liability Litigation, James A. Henderson Jr., Fred Bertram, Michael J. Toke
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
The Federal Rules Of Evidence--Past, Present, And Future: A Twenty-Year Perspective, Faust Rossi
The Federal Rules Of Evidence--Past, Present, And Future: A Twenty-Year Perspective, Faust Rossi
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
This Essay surveys three major transformations in state and federal rules of evidence since the introduction of the Federal Rules of Evidence. The Rules have not only inspired a movement toward codification in the states, they have also liberalized the admission of expert testimony and hearsay. This partially explains thirteen states' reluctance to codify. Judges have furthered this trend by admitting far more discretionary hearsay evidence than Congress intended. Professor Rossi doubts this expansion of the hearsay exceptions would have occurred without the adoption of the FRE and suggests that the newly formed Advisory Committee will produce greater substantive changes …
Settlement Class Actions And The Limits Of Adjudication, James A. Henderson Jr.
Settlement Class Actions And The Limits Of Adjudication, James A. Henderson Jr.
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
This paper is the Comment for a symposium on Individualized Justice, Mass Torts, and "Settlement Class Actions."
Mass Torts And The Rhetoric Of Crisis, John A. Siliciano
Mass Torts And The Rhetoric Of Crisis, John A. Siliciano
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
No abstract provided.
Ex Post ≠ Ex Ante: Determining Liability In Hindsight, Kim A. Kamin, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski
Ex Post ≠ Ex Ante: Determining Liability In Hindsight, Kim A. Kamin, Jeffrey J. Rachlinski
Cornell Law Faculty Publications
Participants in three conditions (foresight, hindsight, and a modified hindsight condition designed to ameliorate the hindsight effect) assessed whether a municipality should take, or have taken, precautions to protect a riparian property owner from flood damage. In the foresight condition, participants reviewed evidence in the context of an administrative hearing. Hindsight participants reviewed parallel materials in the context of a trial. Three quarters of the participants in foresight concluded that a flood was too unlikely to justify further precautions—a decision that a majority of the participants in hindsight found to be negligent. Participants in hindsight also gave higher estimates for …