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Erie Railroad V. Tompkins, Wendy Collins Perdue Jan 2002

Erie Railroad V. Tompkins, Wendy Collins Perdue

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Erie Railroad v. Tompkins 304 U.S. 64 (1938), limited the power of federal courts to create judge-made law that would displace state law. Jurists view the Supreme Court's decision both a modern cornerstone of American judicial federalism and an example of legal realism's influence.

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