White PapersThe 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.