It is critical, however, also to pay attention to what might be called non-substantive, procedural issues. No matter how strong a case may be on the merits, that aspect may never even be reached if ...

Substantive rights have a core that can be meaningfully interpreted and protected; they can exist independently of a particular government or a particular legal system. Procedural rights lack such an ...

For better or worse, anonymity has long been a fundamental feature of Internet communication, particularly in large-scale Internet communities and on websites that permit public comments. The ability ...

Many years ago, I attended a meeting in Washington, D.C., where Tom Tyler of Yale University talked about procedural justice applied to law enforcement, a relatively new concept. At the time, it ...

In the first of a two-part UPC special, lawyers at A&O Shearman explain what you need to know about changes of procedural language and security for costs While the Unified Patent Court (UPC) has ...

The Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) applies generally to most arbitration agreements, but parties can choose to have the procedural law of the place of arbitration apply instead. On many issues, there ...

At first reading, Whole Woman’s Health v. Jackson would appear to be another case in the long list of judicial controversies related exclusively to abortion rights. This case, however, raises ...