Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Practices in the Law School Classroom

Fourteen law school professors collaborated to write Civil Procedure Stories, which provides deeper understanding of the great civil procedure cases. Each professor wrote a short chapter on one of the cases, retelling the case in his or her own voice and by his or her own method. Each chapter includes separate sections on: Social and legal background of the case Factual background of the case Lower court proceedings in the case Final appellate disposition, including issues, decisions, reasons, and separate opinions Factual postscript to the case Immediate impact of the case on the development of the law (why the case is famous and when it became so) Continuing importance of the case today (why it is still a leading case)

This ground-breaking book on legal theory and civil procedure helps law students understand and apply Critical Theory to a core course within the law school curriculum. Clarifying the theory in Critical Race Theory, Critical Feminist Theory, and the growing number of "outsider" stances against the received tradition, the author challenges the widely held view that criticalists are a monolithic group of legal scholars who present an imminent danger to American law.

Raising the question of whether federal procedure (including Federal Rules of Civil Procedure) would be different today if the views of people of color and women were consciously and systematically taken into account, Critical Procedure adds intellectual richness and awareness to the fields of civil procedure and legal theory.