Rule on Multidistrict Litigation’s First Steps Goes Into Effect

A new federal rule governing the first steps for multidistrict litigation is set to take effect Monday, the result of years ...
The National Law Review

The Impermissible “Fail-Safe” Class under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 23

We collaborate with the world's leading lawyers to deliver news tailored for you. Sign Up for any (or all) of our 25+ Newsletters. Some states have laws and ethical rules regarding solicitation and ...
Columbia Missourian

MU School of Law Dean Dessem leaves legacy of community

COLUMBIA — Almost every week, MU School of Law Dean R. Lawrence Dessem has lunch at Shakespeare's Pizza with five students from his civil procedure class. He asks where they're from, what type of law ...
Reason

"The Law School Acknowledges That the Racial and Gender References on the Examination Were Deeply Offensive"

A controversy at the University of Illinois Chicago John Marshall Law School (not to be confused with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign). [1.] Here's the text of an exam question (worth 1 ...