Constitutional Law,
U.S. Supreme Court
Jan. 14, 2015
The future of federal courts
The case that may be of greatest significance to litigation in the federal courts on the U.S. Supreme Court's January 2015 argument calendar is one that likely will get little media attention.
Erwin Chemerinsky
Dean and Jesse H. Choper Distinguished Professor of Law
UC Berkeley School of Law
Erwin's most recent book is "Worse Than Nothing: The Dangerous Fallacy of Originalism." He is also the author of "Closing the Courthouse," (Yale University Press 2017).
The U.S. Supreme Court's January 2015 argument calendar has several high-profile cases. But from a practical perspective, the case that may be of greatest significance - and of enormous importance to litigation in the federal courts - is one that likely will get little media attention. Wellness International Network, Limited v. Sharif, 13-935, which will be argued Wednesday, focuses on whether bankruptcy judges can decide a matter outside of their authority with consent of the par...
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