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Less Mischief, Not None: Respecting Federalism, Respecting States And Respecting Judges In Diversity Jurisdiction Cases, Doris Deltosto Brogan
Less Mischief, Not None: Respecting Federalism, Respecting States And Respecting Judges In Diversity Jurisdiction Cases, Doris Deltosto Brogan
Doris DelTosto Brogan
Abstract: In 2009, the Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit decided Berrier v. Simplicity, a tragic, but otherwise modest personal injury diversity case that was brought under Pennsylvania products liability law. The Third Circuit predicted that Pennsylvania would adopt the Restatement (Third) of Torts, and abandon what everyone (including several members of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court) considered an incomprehensible products liability jurisprudence that had evolved under Pennsylvania’s interpretation of the Restatement (Second). But for five years the Pennsylvania Supreme Court did not adopt the Restatement (Third), despite several opportunities to do so. Yet during those years, the Third Circuit …
Constitutional Solipsism: Toward A Thick Doctrine Of Article Iii Duty; Or Why The Federal Circuits’ Nonprecedential Status Rules Are (Profoundly) Unconstitutional, Penelope J. Pether
Constitutional Solipsism: Toward A Thick Doctrine Of Article Iii Duty; Or Why The Federal Circuits’ Nonprecedential Status Rules Are (Profoundly) Unconstitutional, Penelope J. Pether
Working Paper Series
Constitutional Solipsism is the fourth in a series of articles on aspects of the private judging practices which have come to characterize the U.S. state and federal courts since the late 1950s. The first, Inequitable Injunctions: The Scandal of Private Judging in the U.S. Courts, 56 STAN. L. REV. 1435 (2004) gave a critical historical account of the development of the “practices of private judging” in U.S. Courts. Take a Letter, Your Honor: Outing the Judicial Epistemology of Hart v. Massanari, 62 WASH. & LEE L. REV. 1553 (2005), analyzed the development of a distinctive U.S. theory of precedent. Sorcerers, …
The Prohibition Of Group-Based Stereotypes In Jury Selection Procedures, Howard M. Klein
The Prohibition Of Group-Based Stereotypes In Jury Selection Procedures, Howard M. Klein
Villanova Law Review
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An Example Of Judicial Legislation: The Third Circuit's Expansion Of Exemption 6 Of The Freedom Of Information Act To Include Union Authorization Cards, Martin J. Sobol
An Example Of Judicial Legislation: The Third Circuit's Expansion Of Exemption 6 Of The Freedom Of Information Act To Include Union Authorization Cards, Martin J. Sobol
Villanova Law Review
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Recent Developments, Various Editors
Federal Practice And Procedure, Martin J. Kane
Federal Practice And Procedure, Martin J. Kane
Villanova Law Review
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Federal Courts - Declaratory Judgment - A Federal Court May Grant Declaratory Relief From A State Statute Allegedly Unconstitutional As Applied If State Prosecution Is Threatened, But Not Pending, Rachel Wolkin
Villanova Law Review
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The Presently Expanding Concept Of Judicial Notice, Fortunata Giudice, C. William Kraft
The Presently Expanding Concept Of Judicial Notice, Fortunata Giudice, C. William Kraft
Villanova Law Review
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A Resurgence Of The Klaxon Controversy - Contemporary Legal Trends Revitalize An Old Principle, William H. Danne Jr.
A Resurgence Of The Klaxon Controversy - Contemporary Legal Trends Revitalize An Old Principle, William H. Danne Jr.
Villanova Law Review
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Recent Developments, Various Editors
United States V. Tempia: The Questionable Application Of Miranda To The Military, James F. Falco
United States V. Tempia: The Questionable Application Of Miranda To The Military, James F. Falco
Villanova Law Review
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Present Frontiers In Constitutional Law, William T. Coleman Jr.
Present Frontiers In Constitutional Law, William T. Coleman Jr.
Villanova Law Review
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Advisory Opinions As A Problem Solving Process, David Lenefsky
Advisory Opinions As A Problem Solving Process, David Lenefsky
Villanova Law Review
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