The Twelfth Edition of this very popular casebook provides a framework for studying the essential and cutting-edge issues of civil procedure in an accessible but rigorous way. The materials are designed to reinforce doctrinal understanding, to foster case reading skills, to encourage critical thinking about the real-world context of procedural decisions, and to help develop a sense of litigation strategy. The casebook covers all of the major topics that a professor might wish to teach in a first-year course, and can easily be adapted for courses of one- or two-semesters, of different credit hours, and with varied practical or theoretical emphases. A supplement includes all updated Federal Rules, federal statutes and constitutional provisions pertinent to procedure, the pleadings in Twombly and Iqbal, a model case file, a litigation flow-chart, state materials, and other important teaching tools. New materials include: Notes on the latest Supreme Court cases on general jurisdiction; Materials on the role of virtual contacts in determining personal jurisdiction Notes on the latest Supreme Court cases on diversity jurisdiction and the arising under power Note on the latest Supreme Court case on specialized venue Expanded notes on multidistrict litigation and group litigation Materials on the 2015 amendments to the discovery rules, including e-discovery Materials on the NFL concussion litigation and ascertainability under Rule 23.

Getting By offers an integrated, critical account of the federal laws and programs that most directly affect poor and low-income people in the United States-the unemployed, the underemployed, and the low-wage employed, whether working in or outside the home. The central aim is to provide a resource for individuals and groups trying to access benefits, secure rights and protections, and mobilize for economic justice. The topics covered include cash assistance, employment and labor rights, food assistance, health care, education, consumer and banking law, housing assistance, rights in public places, access to justice, and voting rights. This comprehensive volume is appropriate for law school and undergraduate courses, and is a vital resource for policy makers, journalists, and others interested in social welfare policy in the United States.

The Thirteenth Edition of this very popular casebook provides a framework for studying the essential and cutting-edge issues of civil procedure in an accessible but rigorous way. The authors of the prior editions, Jack H. Friedenthal, Arthur R. Miller, John E. Sexton, and Helen Hershkoff, welcome two new authors to their team, Adam N. Steinman and Troy A. McKenzie. The new edition reflects the uniqueness, talents, and special expertise of these new authors, who individually and together bring tremendous new experiences and backgrounds to an author-team already known for its excellence and distinction. Adam N. Steinman, the University Research Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law, is an award-winning teacher and scholar whose work has been cited in hundreds of articles and dozens of judicial opinions. He is an author on the Wright & Miller Federal and Practice & Procedure treatise and an elected member of the American Law Institute. He is also the co-organizer of the Unavailability Workshop for Civil Procedure and the co-editor of the Law Professor Blogs Network's Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog. Prior to joining the University of Alabama faculty, he was a Professor of Law at Seton Hall University and the University of Cincinnati. His practice experience includes both complex civil litigation and public-interest appellate work. Troy A. McKenzie, Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, is an award-winning teacher and scholar who has taken an active role in the procedural rulemaking process. He is a member of the Council of the American Law Institute and has been appointed to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States. At NYU, he co-directs the Center on Civil Justice and the Institute of Judicial Administration. Among his practice and public service experiences, he served for two years as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice. The Thirteenth Edition, like the predecessor editions upon which it is based, is designed to reinforce doctrinal understanding, to foster case reading skills, to encourage critical thinking about the real-world context of procedural decisions, to motivate discussion about diversity, inclusion, and equity and the role of courts and civil procedure in promoting those values, and to help develop a sense of litigation strategy in a world that is at once local and global. The casebook covers all of the major topics that a professor might wish to teach in a first-year course, and can easily be adapted for courses of one or two semesters, of different credit hours, and with varied practical or theoretical emphases. A supplement includes all updated Federal Rules, federal statutes, and constitutional provisions pertinent to procedure, the pleadings in Twombly and Iqbal, a model case file, a litigation flow-chart, state materials, and other important teaching tools. The casebook can be used for in-class and remote instruction.

The Compact Thirteenth Edition of this very popular casebook is designed for three- or four-credit civil procedure courses. It provides a framework for studying the essential and cutting-edge issues of civil procedure in an accessible but rigorous way. The authors of the prior editions, Jack H. Friedenthal, Arthur R. Miller, John E. Sexton, and Helen Hershkoff, welcome two new authors to their team, Adam N. Steinman and Troy A. McKenzie. The new edition reflects the uniqueness, talents, and special expertise of these new authors, who individually and together bring tremendous new experiences and backgrounds to an author-team already known for its excellence and distinction. Adam N. Steinman, the University Research Professor of Law at the University of Alabama School of Law, is an award-winning teacher and scholar whose work has been cited in hundreds of articles and dozens of judicial opinions. He is an author on the Wright & Miller Federal and Practice & Procedure treatise and an elected member of the American Law Institute. He is also the co-organizer of the Unavailability Workshop for Civil Procedure and the co-editor of the Law Professor Blogs Network's Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog. Prior to joining the University of Alabama faculty, he was a Professor of Law at Seton Hall University and the University of Cincinnati. His practice experience includes both complex civil litigation and public-interest appellate work. Troy A. McKenzie, Professor of Law at New York University School of Law, is an award-winning teacher and scholar who has taken an active role in the procedural rulemaking process. He is a member of the Council of the American Law Institute and has been appointed to the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure of the Judicial Conference of the United States. At NYU, he co-directs the Center on Civil Justice and the Institute of Judicial Administration. Among his practice and public service experiences, he served for two years as Deputy Assistant Attorney General in the Office of Legal Counsel at the U.S. Department of Justice. The Thirteenth Edition, like the predecessor editions upon which it is based, is designed to reinforce doctrinal understanding, to foster case reading skills, to encourage critical thinking about the real-world context of procedural decisions, to motivate discussion about diversity, inclusion, and equity and the role of courts and civil procedure in promoting those values, and to help develop a sense of litigation strategy in a world that is at once local and global. The casebook covers all of the major topics that a professor might wish to teach in a one-semester course of varied practical or theoretical emphases. A supplement includes all updated Federal Rules, federal statutes, and constitutional provisions pertinent to procedure, the pleadings in Twombly and Iqbal, a model case file, a litigation flow-chart, state materials, and other important teaching tools. The casebook can be used for in-class and remote instruction.

This book is designed to introduce the varieties of litigation systems in use in different modern states. It opens with a treatment of the principal differences among the major civil litigation systems. Subsequent chapters cover the organization of courts and the legal profession, the role of the attorney and the judge, the processes of learning and proving facts, short cuts to judgment and provisional remedies, the appellate process, enforcement of judgments, and the prospects for convergence and harmonization. The book can be used as (i) an adjunct to an introductory civil procedure course; (ii) the text for an upper-class seminar in comparative procedure; and (iii) as a supplement to the existing general comparative law casebooks. The author team on the second edition includes scholars and practitioners from Germany, England, Italy, Japan, and the United States.