The academy typically focuses on federal civil procedure and the federal court system. But state courts and state court procedure are also crucial to access to justice in the American dual court system, a significance that has been increasingly recognized in the scholarly literature. This discussion group addresses noteworthy aspects of the dual American judicial system, first considering federal-court procedural developments, then addressing state courts and state civil procedure (what issues have come up, why they are important, what it means going forward), and finally contemplating the intersection of the two systems: what does federal procedure tell us about state procedure, and vice versa? 
