Across-the-board limitations on discovery can restore a measureofsanityto our courtrooms.

We should be cautiously optimistic about future developments as important cases about federal preemption and the scope of securities laws come before the SupremeCourt in 2007.

The Supreme Court's 2008-2009 term brought modest progress on civil rights, a personnel change that is unlikely to alter the Court's balance, and massive confusion and backpedaling on "business cases."

The Roberts Court's business cases suggest that it is finally stepping away from the culture wars and returning to the nuts and bolts of law.