Thursday, June 12, 2008
Supreme Court disapproves "virtual representation."
Today, the Supreme Court decided Taylor v. Sturgell, which we earlier mentioned here . Justice Ginsburg, writing for a unanimous Court, "disappove[d] the doctrine of preclusion by virtual reprsentation" and vacated the lower-court opinion. More to come on this opinion. --RR
https://lawprofessors.typepad.com/civpro/2008/06/supreme-court-d.html