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White Papers

The Civil Justice Research Initiative periodically publishes white papers on access to justice issues.

STEPHEN B. BURBANK & SEAN FARHANG

Rights and Retrenchment

April 2020 - The Federal Rules of Civil Procedure effectively determine access to court and likelihood of success in court for those seeking to enforce federal rights through litigation. This white paper focuses on the Advisory Committee on Civil Rules, which has primary responsibility for drafting the Federal Rules, under Chief Justice Warren Burger and his successors. Published by The Civil Justice Research Initiative, a Project of UC Berkeley School of Law.

ALEXANDRA D. LAHAV & PETER SIEGELMAN

What's Happening in Federal Court?

January 2019 - Plaintiffs Falling Win Rate and the Rule of Law. Published by The Civil Justice Research Initiative, a Project of UC Berkeley School of Law.

Op - Eds

OSAGIE OBASOGIE

Police killing black people is a pandemic, too

ERWIN CHEMERINSKY

Why Shouldn’t the Gun Industry be Liable for Damage Done by its Products, Just Like Anybody Else?

ERWIN CHEMERINSKY

Two end-of-term decisions close the courthouse doors to those who have been injured

ERWIN CHEMERINSKY

SCOTUS takes on when state courts can assert jurisdiction over out-of-state parties

ERWIN CHEMERINSKY

Trump plan to trim legal-aid funds would deny justice for all

ERWIN CHEMERINSKY

Don’t Eliminate Funding for Legal Services

ERWIN CHEMERINSKY

Create a justice fund for universal representation

ERWIN CHEMERINSKY

To fight housing discrimination, letting cities sue is key

ERWIN CHEMERINSKY

Justice for Big Business

ERWIN CHEMERINSKY

5 commonsense steps to curb gun violence

Amicus Briefs

CIVIL JUSTICE INITIATIVE

Brief of CJRI as Amicus Curiae in Support of Paloma Gaos, Individually and on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Et Al.,

The Civil Justice Research Initiative explores, through interdisciplinary academically-based and independent research, how the civil justice system can be made more available to everyone seeking relief.

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Anne Bloom
Executive Director
annebloom@law.berkeley.edu

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