Monthly Archives: June 2015

Letter from Law Professor Ira Steven Nathenson to DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz on flawed TPA bill

Below is the text of a communication I sent today to the offices of my Congressperson, Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), who is also the chair of the Democratic National Committee. The letter concerns the deeply flawed TPA (Trade Promotion Authority) bill, which would bind Congress to an up or down vote on the secretly negotiated and secret TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership). […]

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The Four Rules of the Erie Doctrine: don’t stress, let it flow!

The Erie doctrine stressing you out? Don’t. As Fight Club‘s Tyler Durden would say, “Let it slide!” Better yet, let it flow. Here’s a Coggle flowchart for the Erie doctrine. It’s part of the Erie doctrine set in my MBE resources, as well as my JD Erie resources. The flowchart includes numerous issues arising under the Erie doctrine, […]

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