Maggie Gardner
Cornell Law School
Maggie Gardner (@maggiekgardner) is a Professor of Law at Cornell Law School. She has served as an Associate Managing Editor for AJIL Unbound, as a co-chair for the Junior International Law Scholars Association, and as a fellow in the Appeals Chamber of the Special Tribunal for Lebanon. Before entering academia, she worked as a litigation associate at WilmerHale LLP and clerked for federal appellate and district court judges. Her articles on international litigation in U.S. courts have been published in such journals as the University of Pennsylvania Law Review, Virginia Law Review, NYU Law Review, and Stanford Law Review.
Oral Argument Recap: Suncor v. Boulder
On Monday, the Supreme Court opened its new Term with oral arguments in Suncor v. County Commissioners of Boulder County (for background on the case, check out our preview post). Justice Alito did not participate as he has recused himself. Here are some takeaways as we await the Court’s decision. No One Is Buying the…
Continue ReadingOT26 Opens with Climate Case
When the Supreme Court opens its new Term next Monday, it will hear oral arguments in Suncor Energy Inc. v. County Commissioners of Boulder County, a case in which the city and county of Boulder are attempting to hold oil and gas companies responsible under state tort law for local harms caused by climate change….
Continue ReadingDebunking the Seventeenth-Century “Roots” of Forum Non Conveniens
Courts and commentators will sometimes assert that forum non conveniens is an “ancient common law doctrine” that has “deep roots” tracing back to the 1600s. As I recount in a forthcoming book chapter, those assertions all appear to trace back to a 1947 law review article and the three Scottish cases on which the author…
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