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Spokeo, Inc. V. Robins: The Illusory “No-Injury Class” Reaches The Supreme Court, Patricia W. Moore
Spokeo, Inc. V. Robins: The Illusory “No-Injury Class” Reaches The Supreme Court, Patricia W. Moore
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The Supreme Court’s grant of certiorari in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins and three other cases involving class actions in the October 2015 term could be a bad sign for those who think the class action should remain a viable species of private regulation. The grant of certiorari in Spokeo is also a bad sign for those who think Congress should be able to enact statutes regulating businesses’ behavior for the public good—the petitioner, Spokeo, and its army of business amici are urging the Court to cut the legs out from under many such statutes.
Corporate litigation activists such as the …