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dc.contributor.authorMulligan, Lumen N.
dc.date.accessioned2011-05-02T22:41:09Z
dc.date.available2011-05-02T22:41:09Z
dc.date.issued2011-05-11
dc.identifier.citationLumen N. Mulligan, Clear Rules—Not Necessarily Simple or Accessible Ones, 97 Virginia Law Review In Brief 13-22 (2011).
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1808/7455
dc.description.abstractIn The Complexity of Jurisdictional Clarity, 97 VA. L. REV. 1 (2011), Professor Dodson argues that the traditional call for clear and simple rules über alles in subject matter jurisdiction is misplaced. In this response essay, I begin by arguing that Dodson, while offering many valuable insights, does not adequately distinguish between the separate notions of simplicity, clarity, and accessibility. Second, I note that crafting a clarity enhancing rule, even if complex and inaccessible, may be a more promising endeavor than the search for a regime that is at once clear, simple and accessible. In the third section, I contend that a focus on clarity in isolation, in lieu of simplicity or accessibility, both furthers Dodson’s project of illustrating that the value of clarity is often a false idol and reveals the inherently empirical nature of the question. I close by noting that although Dodson’s piece importantly demonstrates that jurisdictional clarity comes at a cost, his inability to resolve these underlying empirical questions makes it unlikely that he will quiet those advocating clarity-based jurisdictional reform.
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherUniversity of Virginia
dc.relation.hasversionhttp://ssrn.com/abstract=1829562
dc.subjectJurisdiction
dc.subjectSubject matter jurisdiction
dc.subjectJurisdictional rules
dc.subjectFederal courts
dc.subjectCivil procedure
dc.subjectLegal reform
dc.subjectLegal complexity
dc.titleClear Rules—Not Necessarily Simple or Accessible Ones
dc.typeArticle
kusw.kuauthorMulligan, Lumen N.
kusw.kudepartmentLaw
kusw.oastatusfullparticipation
kusw.oaversionScholarly/refereed, publisher version
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