Michael Smith (@msmith750.bsky.social)

Williams on the Decline of Small Claims Courts Telia Mary U. Williams (South Texas College of Law Houston) has posted The Court of Small Things, The Curse of Legal Superstition: The Precipitous Decline of Small Claims Court, Why it Matters, and What can be Done about it on SSRN. Hereis the abstract: This essay addresses the precipitous decline of small claims courts in the United States and argues that their erosion is more than administrative; it is a democratic and constitutional crisis. https://legaltheoryblog.com/2025/12/30/williams-on-the-decline-of-small-claims-courts/