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THE PRIVATIZATION OF PROCESS: REQUIEM FOR AND CELEBRATION OF THE FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE AT 75
The normative goals of the 1938 Federal Rules facilitated a reconceptualization of federal adjudication by welcoming into court a diverse array of persons who, as the century unfolded and equality mandates expanded, became rights-holders. As a consequence, courts came to serve as venues for democrat...
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