Two from Other Weblogs: the Basics of Class Actions, and the Constitutionality of Summary Judgment

Have you been wondering about the basics of class-action litigation under Rule 23 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure? If so, take a look at the series of podcasts on this issue by Neil Wehneman, the hardest-working law student in podcasting--

Class Actions 1

Class Actions 2

Class Action 3

Have you been wondering whether summary judgments are constitutional in light of the fact that the plaintiff might be deprived of a jury trial? At Crime & Federalism, Mike Cernovich posts about a new law-journal article that concludes that summary judgments are, in fact, unconstitutional--a point which you should feel free to preserve for appeal in opposing your next summary judgment, but which I guarantee you'll lose at the trial court level.