Unequal Procedure: LPE and Civil Procedure

Helen Hershkoff led a conversation featuring Charlton Copeland, Kathryn Sabbeth, and Daniel Wilf-Townsend on inequality in the various domains touched by civil procedure. The panel focused on how procedure magnifies and creates inequality, with particular attention paid to the role of corporate influence and the fate of litigants in state court proceedings. Charlton Copeland is a Professor of Law at University of Miami School of Law, where he teaches Civil Procedure, Federal Courts, Administrative Law, and the Regulatory State. Kathryn Sabbeth is a Professor of Law at Rutgers Law School. Professor Sabbeth teaches, writes, and litigates about civil (in)justice and housing. Recent publications include Eviction Courts; Racial Capitalism in the Civil Courts; and The Gender of Gideon. Daniel Wilf-Townsend is an Associate Professor at Georgetown University Law Center, where he studies questions of consumer protection and civil procedure. Helen Hershkoff is a Professor of Constitutional Law and Civil Liberties at NYU School of Law.

This is the second session in a two-part series that took place March 14 at NYU Law. The first session "The Law & Political Economy of Civil Procedure" took place March 12 at Yale Law School and can also be found on this channel.