The most popular programs for the Erie Railroad Co. v. Tompkins Tag http://www.c-spanvideo.org/browse?topic=5446 en-US Copyright 2013, National Cable Satellite Corporation info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT Wed, 19 Jun 2013 11:36:06 GMT Professor Sherry delivered her argument for including [Erie Railroad v. Tompkins] in the "Hall of Shame" as one of the worst United States Supreme Court decisions. The 1938 decision concluded that the federal courts do not have judicial power to create general federal common law when hearing state law claims under diversity jurisdiction. This led to "forum shopping" for filing lawsuits. Professor Childress then defended the decision. The panelists responded to questions from members of the audience. Professor Goodno moderated. "Supreme Mistakes: Exploring the Most Maligned Decisions in Supreme Court History" was a [Pepperdine Law Review] Symposium. http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298797-6 info@c-spanarchives.org (National Cable Satellite Corporation) http://www.c-spanvideo.org/program/298797-6 Fri, 01 Apr 2011 00:00:00 GMT