The authors suggest ways of thinking about summary judgment that can help judges and lawyers make more effective use of the rule as a vehicle to reach the objectives of Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 1: the just, speedy, and inexpensive resolution of litigation.

A brief introduction to the statutory law, case law, and rules of court governing the U.S. courts of appeals. The author traces the appeals process and analyzes jurisdictional requirements for final and interlocutory appeals, criminal appeals, review by writ, and agency appeals.

An examination of the substantive and procedural provisions of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The report covers such issues as claims of disparate treatment and disparate impact, preferential treatment, and discrimination on the basis of sex, national origin, and religion.

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