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Faculty Bibliographies

Scott Dodson

Books
Journal Articles
  • Personal Jurisdiction, Comparativism, and Ford , 51 Stetson L. Rev. 187 (2022). FULLTEXT SSRN
  • The Making of the Supreme Court Rules, 90 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 866 (2022). SSRN URL
  • Texas v. Pennsylvania and the Political-Question Doctrine, 2021 U. Ill. L. Rev. Online 141 (2021). FULLTEXT SSRN
  • Article III and the Political-Question Doctrine, 116 Nw. U. L. Rev. 681 (2021). FULLTEXT SSRN
  • Cooperativism in the American Adversarial Tradition, 40 Civ. Just. Q. 283 (2021). FULLTEXT SSRN
  • Videoconferencing and Legal Doctrine, 51 Sw. L. Rev. 9 (2021). FULLTEXT SSRN
  • A Critique of Jurisdictionality, 39 Rev. Litig. 353 (2020). FULLTEXT SSRN
  • Personal Jurisdiction in Comparative Context, 68 Am. J. Comp. L. 701 (2020). FULLTEXT SSRN
  • The Zooming of Federal Civil Litigation, 104 Judicature 13 (Fall/Winter 2020-21) (with Lee H. Rosenthal, Christopher L. Dodson). FULLTEXT SSRN
  • Jam v. International Finance Corp., 113 Am. J. Int'l L 805 (2019) (with Chimène Keitner) (peer reviewed). SSRN
  • Beyond Bias in Diversity Jurisdiction, 69 Duke L.J. 267 (2019). SSRN
  • Plaintiff Personal Jurisdiction and Venue Transfer, 117 Mich. L. Rev. 1463 (2019). SSRN
  • The Irrelevance of Jurisdictionality in Fort Bend County v. Davis , 1 Cts. Just. L.J. 16 (2019). SSRN
  • A Model Code of Conduct for Student-Edited Law-Journal Submissions, 67 J. Legal Educ. 734 (2018) (with Jacob Hirsch) (peer reviewed). SSRN
  • Defending Jurisdiction, 59 Wm. & Mary L. Rev. Online 85 (2018). SSRN
  • Jurisdiction in the Trump Era, 87 Fordham L. Rev. 73 (2018) (symposium). SSRN
  • Personal Jurisdiction and Aggregation, 113 Nw. U. L. Rev. 1 (2018). SSRN
  • Personal Jurisdiction and Aliens, 116 Mich. L. Rev. 1205 (2018) (with William S. Dodge). SSRN
  • Should the Rules Committees have an Amicus Role?, 104 Va. L. Rev. 1 (2018). SSRN
  • A Negative Retrospective of Rule 23, 92 N.Y.U. L. Rev. 917 (2017) (symposium). SSRN
  • Jurisdiction and Its Effects, 105 Geo. L.J. 619 (2017). SSRN
  • The 2016 Presidential Election: The Next Four Years and Beyond, 44 Hastings Const. L.Q. 255 (2017) (with Dahlia Lithwick, Bertrall L. Ross, & Joan C. Williams). SSRN
  • An Opt-In Option for Class Actions, 115 Mich. L. Rev. 171 (2016). SSRN
  • California's View of 'Related to' Specific Jurisdiction, 2016 California Litig. Rev. 91 (2016). SSRN
  • Joint and Several Jurisdiction, 65 Duke L.J. 1323 (2016) (with Phil Pucillo). SSRN
  • The Gravitational Force of Federal Law, 164 U. Pa. L. Rev. 703 (2016). SSRN
  • Atlantic Marine and the Future of Party Preference, 66 Hastings L.J. 675 (2015) (symposium). SSRN
  • Literary Justice, 18 Green Bag 2d 429 (2015) (with Ami Dodson) (peer-reviewed). SSRN
  • Pleading and the Litigation Marketplace, 99 Judicature 11 (Autumn 2015) (refereed). SSRN
  • Preface, 5 J. L. (2 New Voices) 17 (2015). URL
  • Mapping Supreme Court Doctrine: Civil Pleading, 7 Fed. Cts. L. Rev. 275 (2014) (with Colin Starger) (peer reviewed). SSRN
  • Party Subordinance in Federal Litigation, 83 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 1 (2014). SSRN
  • The Short Paper, 63 J. Legal Educ. 667 (2014) (peer reviewed). SSRN
  • Parsing Judicial Activism, 16 Green Bag 2d 457 (2013) (peer reviewed). SSRN
  • A New Look at Dismissal Rates in Federal Civil Cases, 96 Judicature 127 (2012) (refereed). SSRN
  • Presuit Discovery in a Comparative Context, 6 J. Comp. L. 51 (2012) (peer reviewed). SSRN
  • Rethinking Extraordinary Circumstances, 106 Nw. U. L. Rev. 377 (2012). SSRN
  • Structuring Jurisdictional Rules and Standards, 65 Vand. L. Rev. En Banc 31 (2012) (with Elizabeth McCuskey). SSRN
  • Global Civil Procedure Trends in the Twenty-First Century, 34 B.C. Int'l & Comp. L. Rev. 1 (2011) (with James M. Klebba). SSRN
  • Hybridizing Jurisdiction, 99 Cal. L. Rev. 1439 (2011). SSRN
  • The Complexity of Jurisdictional Clarity, 97 Va. L. Rev. 1 (2011). SSRN
  • Comparative Convergences in Pleading Standards, 158 U. Pa. L. Rev. 441 (2010). SSRN
  • Federal Pleading and State Presuit Discovery, 14 Lewis & Clark L. Rev. 43 (2010) (invited symposium). SSRN
  • Justice Souter and the Civil Rules, 88 Wash. U. L. Rev. 289 (2010). SSRN
  • New Pleading, New Discovery, 109 Mich. L. Rev. 53 (2010). SSRN
  • A Darwinist View of the Living Constitution, 61 Vand. L. Rev. 1319 (2008). SSRN
  • Appreciating Mandatory Rules: A Reply to Critics, 102 Nw. U. L. Rev. Colloquy 228 (2008). SSRN
  • In Search of Removal Jurisdiction, 102 Nw. U. L. Rev. 55 (2008). SSRN
  • Mandatory Rules, 61 Stan. L. Rev. 1 (2008). SSRN
  • The Failure of Bowles v. Russell, 43 Tulsa L. Rev. 631 (2008) (symposium). SSRN
  • Jurisdictionality and Bowles v. Russell, 102 Nw. U. L. Rev. Colloquy 42 (2007). SSRN
  • Pleading Standards after Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 93 Va. L. Rev. In Brief 135 (2007). SSRN
  • The Forum Defendant Rule in Arkansas, 2007 Ark. L. Notes 73 (2007) (peer-edited). WL URL
  • Constitutional Thematics and the Peculiar Federal Marriage Amendment, 20 BYU J. Pub. L. 233 (2006) (invited symposium). SSRN
  • Subclassing, 27 Cardozo L. Rev. 2351 (2006). SSRN
  • The Peculiar Federal Marriage Amendment, 36 Ariz. St. L.J. 783 (2004). SSRN
  • Dignity: The New Frontier of State Sovereignty, 56 Okla. L. Rev. 777 (2003). FULLTEXT
  • Vectoral Federalism, 20 Ga. St. U. L. Rev. 393 (2003). FULLTEXT HEIN WL
  • Habeas Review of Perfunctory State Court Decisions on the Merits, 29 Am. J. Crim. L. 223 (2002). FULLTEXT
  • The Metes and Bounds of State Sovereign Immunity, 29 Hastings Const. L.Q. 721 (2002). FULLTEXT
Chapters In Books
  • A Critique of Jurisdictionality, in 5 The Judges' Book 21 (Scott Dodson ed., UC Hastings 2021). URL
  • The Zooming of Federal Civil Litigation, in 5 The Judges' Book 29 (Scott Dodson ed., UC Hastings 2021). URL
  • Beyond Bias in Diversity Jurisdiction, in 4 The Judges' Book 15 (Scott Dodson ed., UC Hastings 2020). URL
  • Plaintiff Personal Jurisdiction and Venue Transfer, in 4 The Judges' Book 23 (Scott Dodson ed., UC Hastings 2020). URL
  • Accountability and Transparency in U.S. Courts, in Accountability and Transparency in Civil Justice 273 (Daniel Mitidiero ed., Thomson Reuters 2019). URL
  • Personal Jurisdiction and Aggregation, in 3 The Judges' Book 21 (Scott Dodson ed., UC Hastings 2019). URL
  • Personal Jurisdiction and Aliens, in 3 The Judges' Book 29 (Scott Dodson ed., UC Hastings 2019). URL
  • Jurisdiction and Its Effects, in 2 The Judges' Book 15 (Scott Dodson ed., UC Hastings 2018). URL
  • Certifying an Opt-In Class under Rule 23, in 1 The Judges' Book 21 (Scott Dodson ed., UC Hastings 2017). URL
  • How to Apply Diversity Jurisdiction in a Multiparty Case, in 1 The Judges' Book 25 (Scott Dodson ed., UC Hastings 2017). URL
  • Jurisdiction, in 3 Encyclopedia of American Governance 153 (Stephen L. Schechter, ed., MacMillan 2016).
  • A Revolution in Jurisdiction, in The Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg 137 (Scott Dodson, ed., Cambridge Univ. Press 2015). URL
  • Ginsburg, Optimism, and Conflict Management, in The Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg 233 (Scott Dodson, ed., Cambridge Univ. Press 2015). URL
  • Preface, in The Legacy of Ruth Bader Ginsburg ix (Scott Dodson, ed., Cambridge Univ. Press 2015). URL
  • Temporary Restraining Order, in 2 Encyclopedia of the United States Constitution 726 (David Schultz ed., Facts on File 2009).
  • Abstention, in 1 Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States of America 11 (David S. Tanenhaus ed., MacMillan 2008).
  • Adequate and Independent State Grounds, in 1 Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States of America 26 (David S. Tanenhaus ed., MacMillan 2008).
  • Appellate Jurisdiction, in 1 Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court of the United States of America 83 (David S. Tanenhaus ed., MacMillan 2008).
Book Reviews
  • Tempering Class-Action Hyperpartisanship, 54 Law & Soc'y Rev. 522 (2020) (reviewing The Conservative Case for Class Actions. By Brian T. Fitzpatrick. Chicago: University of Chicago Press (2020)). SSRN
  • Book Review, 67 Ark. Hist. Q. 310 (2008) (reviewing Jeffrey Brandon Morris, Establishing Justice in Middle America: A History of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit (2007)).
  • The Challenge of Comparative Civil Procedure, 60 Ala. L. Rev. 133 (2008) (reviewing Oscar G. Chase et al., Civil Litigation in Comparative Context (2007)). SSRN
Newspaper & Magazine Articles
  • The Zooming of Federal Civil Practice, Tex. B.J., May, 2021, at 450 (with Lee Rosenthal & Christopher L. Dodson). URL
  • Plaintiff Personal Jurisdiction and Venue Transfer, S.F. Daily J., Aug. 15, 2018. URL
  • California’s View of “Related To” Specific Jurisdiction, 2016 Cal. Lit. Rev. 91, 2017. SSRN
  • Certifying an Op-In Class under Rule 23, S.F. Daily J., Nov. 8, 2017. URL
  • Forum-Selection Clauses After Atlantic Marine , 78 The Advocate, 2017, at 21.
  • When Does a Legal Malpractice Action "Arise Under" Federal Patent Law?, 40 Preview U.S. Sup. Ct. Cas., 2013, at 135.
  • The Ackermann Rule in California Federal Courts, The Recorder, Nov. 9, 2012. CATALOG
  • What Kinds of Appellate Deadlines are Jurisdictional?, 38 Preview U.S. Sup. Ct. Cas., 2010, at 107.
  • What Kinds of Statutory Restrictions are Jurisdictional?, 37 Preview U.S. Sup. Ct. Cas. 34, 2009, at 34.
  • The Importance of E-Discovery, Ark. Law., Spring, 2008, at 14. HEIN WL
  • Judicial Activism: Reconsider Old Taboo, Nat'l L. J., Nov. 1, 2004, at 19. LX
  • Extending the Robertson Presumption to Leased Vehicles, 64 Tex. B.J., 2002, at 966.
Other Publications
  • In-State Invocation of Diversity Jurisdiction: Theories, Academia Letters (2021). URL
Student Notes/Comments
  • Note, Assessing the Practicality and Constitutionality of Alaska's Split-Recovery Punitive Damages Statute, 49 Duke L.J. 1335 (2000). HEIN WL
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