Clearing the Path to Justice

Professor Jonathan Siegel published a report in the Alabama Law Review that is helping to shape U.S. law. With co-author Emily S. Bremer, Professor Siegel argued the need to reform 28 U.S.C. § 1500, a little-known statute that prevents the U.S. Court of Federal claims from considering a case if the claim is pending in another court. This sometimes forces plaintiffs with multiple claims to pursue only one and drop the others. The House Judiciary Committee favorably reported on a bill recommending a change to § 1500, citing Professor Siegel's article.