Scott Dodson on the Justification for Diversity Jurisdiction

In this episode, Scott Dodson, Geoffrey C. Hazard Jr. Distinguished Professor of Law & Associate Dean for Research at University of California Hastings College of the Law, discusses his article "Beyond Bias in Diversity Jurisdiction," which will appear in the Duke Law Journal. Dodson begins by explaining what diversity jurisdiction does and why it exists. He discusses the "bias" rationale for diversity jurisdiction, and identifies why it is no longer compelling, if it ever was. But he also explains why diversity jurisdiction could still be good policy, even without the bias rationale. And he argues that moving past bias, and considering other possible justifications, could be beneficial. Dodson is on Twitter at @ProfDodson. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.