Governing law: the story of Erie: how litigants, lawyers, judges, politics, and social change reshape the law / Edward A. Purcell, Jr.
Subject-matter jurisdiction: the story of Owen Equipment v. Kroger: a change in the weather of federal jurisdiction / John B. Oakley
Territorial jurisdiction: the story of Shaffer: allocating jurisdictional authority among the states / Wendy Collins Perdue
Procedural due process: the story of Connecticut v. Doehr: balancing costs and benefits in defining procedural rights / Robert G. Bone
Venue-the story of Piper: forum matters / Kevin M. Clermont
Parties: the story of Hansberry: the rise of the modern class action / Jay Tidmarsh
Pleadings: the story of Conley: precedent by accident / Emily Sherwin
Discovery: the story of Hickman: preserving adversarial incentives while embracing broad / Richard L. Marcus
Motions: the story of Celotex: the role of summary judgment in the administration of civil justice / David L. Shapiro
Jury: the story of Colgrove: social science on trial / Jeffrey J. Rachlinski
Res judicata-the story of Parklane: the "litigation crisis" and the efficiency imperative / Lewis A. Grossman
Recognition and enforcement: the story of Hilton: from gloves to globalization / Louise Ellen Teitz
Adjudicatory: the story of Goldberg: why this case is our shorthand / Judith Resnik
Adversarial: the story of Lassiter: the importance of counsel in an adversary system / Elizabeth G. Thornburg.