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What Personal Jurisdiction Doctrine Does -- And What It Should Do, Katherine Florey
What Personal Jurisdiction Doctrine Does -- And What It Should Do, Katherine Florey
Florida State University Law Review
Commentators have routinely noted the complexity, opacity, and multiple functions of U.S. personal jurisdiction doctrine. Yet underlying this comparative chaos are two important concerns. Both commentary and Supreme Court cases have long recognized that a court's assertion of power over a particular defendant and case may have two undesirable consequences. First the burden on the defendant of having to appear before a certain type of court or in a particular location may be unacceptably high. Second a court's jurisdictional overreaching may encroach upon the sovereignty of other states or nations and in so doing, may foster uncertainty about which sovereign's …
Stays Of Injunctive Relief Pending Appeal: Why The Merits Should Not Matter, Jill Wieber Lens
Stays Of Injunctive Relief Pending Appeal: Why The Merits Should Not Matter, Jill Wieber Lens
Florida State University Law Review
In Nken v. Holder, the Supreme Court delineated the standards that must guide a court’s discretion in deciding whether to stay injunctive relief pending appeal A “critical” factor is whether the stay applicant has made a “strong showing” of her likelihood to succeed on the merits of the appeal. Because of the critical label it is not surprising to see lower courts issue long decisions extensively predicting the decision of the appellate court on the merits. To preserve her interest in judicial review, the stay applicant must effectively show that she will win the appeal.
Stays play an important …
Florida's Equal Access To Justice Act: How The Courts And Doah Have Interpreted It, Mary W. Chaisson
Florida's Equal Access To Justice Act: How The Courts And Doah Have Interpreted It, Mary W. Chaisson
Florida State University Law Review
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The Equal Access To Justice Act, Pub. L. No. 96-481, 94 Stat. 2325 (1980), P. Scott Mitchell
The Equal Access To Justice Act, Pub. L. No. 96-481, 94 Stat. 2325 (1980), P. Scott Mitchell
Florida State University Law Review
Civil Procedure-ATTORNEY'S FEES-RECOVERY OF ATTORNEY'S FEES AGAINST THE UNITED STATES