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The Rooker-Feldman Doctrine: What Does It Mean To Be Inextricably Intertwined?, Allison B. Jones Nov 2006

The Rooker-Feldman Doctrine: What Does It Mean To Be Inextricably Intertwined?, Allison B. Jones

Duke Law Journal

No abstract provided.


Exxon Mobil Corp. V. Allapattah Services Inc., Blayre Britton Apr 2006

Exxon Mobil Corp. V. Allapattah Services Inc., Blayre Britton

Duke Journal of Constitutional Law & Public Policy Sidebar

In diversity cases, only one plaintiff or class member must satisfy the amount in controversy requirement.


Implementing An Ecosystem Approach To Ocean Management: An Assessment Of Current Regional Governance Models, Donna R. Christie Apr 2006

Implementing An Ecosystem Approach To Ocean Management: An Assessment Of Current Regional Governance Models, Donna R. Christie

Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum

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Sosa, Customary International Law, And The Continuing Relevance Of Erie, Curtis A. Bradley, Jack L. Goldsmith, David H. Moore Jan 2006

Sosa, Customary International Law, And The Continuing Relevance Of Erie, Curtis A. Bradley, Jack L. Goldsmith, David H. Moore

Faculty Scholarship

Ten years ago, the conventional wisdom among international law academics was that customary international law (CIL) had the status of self-executing federal common law to be applied by courts without any need for political branch authorization. This "modern position" came under attack by so-called "revisionist" critics who argued that CIL had the status of federal common law only in the relatively rare situations in which the Constitution or political branches authorized courts to treat it as such. Modern position proponents are now claiming that the Supreme Court's 2004 decision in Sosa v. Alvarez-Machain confirms that CIL has the status of …