Harvard Law School Professor Charles Ogletree presents a fascinating discussion of the legal strategies that preceded, shaped, and propelled the civil rights movement of the 1960s. In laying bare these strategies, Ogletree showcases the contributions, genius, and vision of such stalwarts as Dr. Martin Luther King, Charles Hamilton Houston, Thurgood Marshall, Oliver Hill, and Constance Baker Motley.

On June 26, 2008, the Second Circuit Court of Appeals issued an eagerly anticipated opinion addressing the use of the doctrine of "collective scienter" in securities fraud cases. In Teamsters Local 445 Freight Division v. Dynex Capital, Inc., No. 06-2902-cv, 2008 WL 2521676 (2d Cir. June 26, 2008), the Second Circuit reversed the district court and held that the plaintiffs failed adequately to allege scienter against corporate defendants Dynex Capital and Merit Securities.