In connection with the Supreme Court’s health care decision, many commentators doubted whether judges’ questioning at oral argument can be used to predict outcomes. Yet recent research has shown that the emotional content of a judge’s questions does predict voting patterns at the Supreme Court. We applied this research to the Sixth Circuit by looking … Continue Reading
We have previously reported on the Sixth Circuit’s affirmation of a class certification decision in In re Whirlpool Corporation Front-Loading Washing Products Liability Litigation, which involved washing machines that allegedly were susceptible to mold and mildew. We also reported on Whirlpool’s en banc petition, and the five amicus parties that supported the petition. The Court … Continue Reading
