“In Praise of Erie—and of the New Federal Common Law”

Target entity: “In Praise of Erie—and of the New Federal Common Law”
Context triple: [Henry J. Friendly, notableWork, “In Praise of Erie—and of the New Federal Common Law”]

• A. Erie doctrine
  The Erie doctrine is a fundamental U.S. legal principle requiring federal courts in diversity jurisdiction cases to apply state substantive law instead of creating or using federal general common law.
• B. A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law
  A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law is a book in which Justice Antonin Scalia articulates and defends his textualist approach to statutory and constitutional interpretation in the American legal system.
• C. The Spirit of the Common Law
  The Spirit of the Common Law is a seminal legal treatise that explores the historical development, underlying philosophy, and social function of the Anglo-American common law tradition.
• D. Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
  The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania is the statewide court system that oversees all levels of Pennsylvania’s judiciary, including appellate, trial, and minor courts.
• E. Law and Contemporary Problems
  Law and Contemporary Problems is a scholarly legal journal affiliated with Duke University School of Law that publishes interdisciplinary analyses of current legal and policy issues.
• F. None of above. chosen
• G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Target entity: “In Praise of Erie—and of the New Federal Common Law”
Target entity description: “In Praise of Erie—and of the New Federal Common Law” is a highly influential legal essay by Judge Henry J. Friendly that analyzes and defends the Supreme Court’s Erie doctrine while exploring the contours of modern federal common law.

• A. Erie doctrine
  The Erie doctrine is a fundamental U.S. legal principle requiring federal courts in diversity jurisdiction cases to apply state substantive law instead of creating or using federal general common law.
• B. A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law
  A Matter of Interpretation: Federal Courts and the Law is a book in which Justice Antonin Scalia articulates and defends his textualist approach to statutory and constitutional interpretation in the American legal system.
• C. The Spirit of the Common Law
  The Spirit of the Common Law is a seminal legal treatise that explores the historical development, underlying philosophy, and social function of the Anglo-American common law tradition.
• D. Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania
  The Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania is the statewide court system that oversees all levels of Pennsylvania’s judiciary, including appellate, trial, and minor courts.
• E. Law and Contemporary Problems
  Law and Contemporary Problems is a scholarly legal journal affiliated with Duke University School of Law that publishes interdisciplinary analyses of current legal and policy issues.
• F. None of above. chosen