The Story of Hansberry: The Foundation for Modern Class Actions

Authors

Jay Tidmarsh, Notre Dame Law SchoolFollow

Document Type

Book Chapter

Publication Date

2004

Publication Information

The Story of Hansberry: The Foundation for Modern Class Actions, in Civil Procedure Stories 217 (Kevin M Clermont ed., 2004).
Available in Kresge Law Library

Abstract

Hansberry is a story of racism; of neutral procedural principles developed to avoid both an untenable substantive outcome and a direct examination of the race issue; and ultimately of the rise of the most important, and most controversial, of all modern procedural devices—the class action.

Recommended Citation

Tidmarsh, Jay, "The Story of Hansberry: The Foundation for Modern Class Actions" (2004). Book Chapters. 148.
https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/book_chapters/148