Courts and Criminal Justice in America

Description

Addition of co-author Professor Maureen Carroll of Michigan Law School, an expert in civil procedure, class actions, and civil rights litigation, and an award-winning teacher.
Updated personal jurisdiction chapter with streamlined opinion excerpts and additional cases reflecting the Supreme Court’s most recent decisions and cutting-edge jurisdictional questions.
Increased attention to settlement dynamics and pressures throughout the book.
Addition of contemporary cases that illuminate the impacts of civil procedure on issues of race, gender, and civil rights.
Updated statistics and information about civil litigation in the United States, including the high proportion of unrepresented litigants.