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Access To Justice Is More Than The Right To Counsel: The Role Of The Judge In Assisting Unrepresented Litigants, Paris R. Baldacci Jul 2016

Access To Justice Is More Than The Right To Counsel: The Role Of The Judge In Assisting Unrepresented Litigants, Paris R. Baldacci

Wilf Impact Center for Public Interest Law

No abstract provided.


"Hacking" Service Of Process: Using Social Media To Provide Constitutionally Sufficient Notice Of Process, Angela Upchurch Jun 2016

"Hacking" Service Of Process: Using Social Media To Provide Constitutionally Sufficient Notice Of Process, Angela Upchurch

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Law Review

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Commonality And The Constitution: A Framework For Federal And State Court Class Actions, Joseph A. Seiner Jan 2016

Commonality And The Constitution: A Framework For Federal And State Court Class Actions, Joseph A. Seiner

Indiana Law Journal

In Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. v. Dukes, 131 S. Ct. 2541 (2011), the Supreme Court concluded that the allegations of pay discrimination in a case brought by over one million female employees lacked sufficient commonality to warrant class certification under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23(a). Though the case was expressly decided under the Federal Rules, some well-known employer groups have begun to advance the argument that Wal-Mart was decided on constitutional grounds. These advocates maintain that the Supreme Court’s decision creates a commonality standard for all class-action plaintiffs—regardless of whether those litigants bring their claims in federal or state court. …