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Perspective

Jul. 4, 2014

Courts not built for mass litigation

The latest issue of a journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences explores the complex shifts occurring in U.S courts and the implications for the citizens that rely on them.


The latest issue of a journal of the American Academy of Arts & Sciences examines "The Invention of Courts." Guest edited by Linda Greenhouse of Yale Law School, this volume of essays explores the complex shifts occurring in U.S courts and the implications for the citizens that rely on them. The following excerpt, from a contribution by Stanford Law School Professor Deborah R. Hensler titled "Justice for the Masses? Aggregate Litigation & Its Alte...

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