October 22, 2009

House Judiciary Committee:

Hearing on: Access to Justice Denied - Ashcroft v. Iqbal Tuesday 10/27/2009 - 2:30 P.M. 2237 Rayburn House Office Building Subcommittee on the Constitution, Civil Rights, and Civil Liberties

Rep. Jerrold Nadler (D-NY) chairs the subcommittee. No witnesses listed yet.

For more on Iqbal/Twombly and notice pleadings, see Walter's July 24 post, "Back to the bad old days on pleading?" Also, May 21, "Iqbal: High court reins in liberal pleading"

Update: Earlier this month, Rep. Nadler chaired a subcommittee hearing, "Civil Rights Under Fire: Hearing on the Recent Supreme Court Decisions," including Ashcroft v. Iqbal in a long list of grievances.