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Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl Jan 2008

Subject Matter Jurisdiction, Aaron-Andrew P. Bruhl

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Jurisdictionality And Bowles V. Russell, Scott Dodson Jan 2007

Jurisdictionality And Bowles V. Russell, Scott Dodson

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On June 14, 2007, the Supreme Court decided Bowles v. Russell, a case watched primarily by procedure geeks but one which may have enormous impact for courts and litigators. It addressed a ubiquitous but confusing question of jurisdictional characterization: when is a limitation “jurisdictional,” and when is it not? Litigators encounter these questions all the time in statutory coverage issues, in time limitations, and in a host of other preconditions. Whether a particular limitation is jurisdictional or not can be an important question, for jurisdictional limitations are not subject to waiver or equitable exceptions, may be raised at any time, …


Terminating Calder: "Effects" Based Jurisdiction In The Ninth Circuit After Schwarzenegger V. Fred Martin Motor Co., A. Benjamin Spencer Oct 2004

Terminating Calder: "Effects" Based Jurisdiction In The Ninth Circuit After Schwarzenegger V. Fred Martin Motor Co., A. Benjamin Spencer

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In Calder v. Jones, the Supreme Court clearly and succinctly determined that personal jurisdiction is appropriate over a defendant whose only contact with the forum state is its intentional actions aimed at and having harmful "effects" in the forum state. Illustrating the extent to which the law of personal jurisdiction had been relaxed from the time of Pennoyer v. Neff and International Shoe Co. v. Washington, Calder also extended the reach of state courts by permitting jurisdiction over out-of-state defendants on the strength of the plaintiffs' connections with the forum state. Although Calder provided a welcome and much …


Symbolic Counter-Speech, Howard M. Wasserman Jan 2004

Symbolic Counter-Speech, Howard M. Wasserman

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Insubstantial Questions And Federal Jurisdiction, Jonathan L. Entin Jan 2002

Insubstantial Questions And Federal Jurisdiction, Jonathan L. Entin

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This article seeks to clear up the confusion over "substantial federal questions." Part I provides an overview of the Supreme Court's jurisdiction, distinguishing between appeal and certiorari. Part II examines the precedential weight of the Court's summary dispositions, contrasting summary disposition of appeals with denials of certiorari. Part III explains why the suggestions that the lower courts lack jurisdiction over cases presenting issues in which the Supreme Court has dismissed appeals "for want of a substantial federal question" are mistaken.


A Roundtable Discussion With Lawrence Lessig, David G. Post & Jeffrey Rosen, Thomas E. Baker Jan 2001

A Roundtable Discussion With Lawrence Lessig, David G. Post & Jeffrey Rosen, Thomas E. Baker

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This article is a transcript of a discussion between Lawrence Lessig, David G. Post and Jeffrey Rosen on a variety of issues surrounding law, technology and the Internet. The moderator was Thomas E. Baker and the discussion was part of a Drake University Law School symposium in February of 2001.


Interlocutory Appeals From Orders Denying Qualified Immunity: Determining The Proper Scope Of Appellate Jurisdiction, Kathryn R. Urbonya Jan 1998

Interlocutory Appeals From Orders Denying Qualified Immunity: Determining The Proper Scope Of Appellate Jurisdiction, Kathryn R. Urbonya

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Alternative Penal Sanctions, Paul Marcus Jan 1994

Alternative Penal Sanctions, Paul Marcus

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Toward A Unified Theory Of The Jurisdiction Of The United States Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker Jan 1990

Toward A Unified Theory Of The Jurisdiction Of The United States Courts Of Appeals, Thomas E. Baker

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Personal Jurisdiction After Asahi: The Other (International) Shoe Drops, R. Lawrence Dessem Oct 1987

Personal Jurisdiction After Asahi: The Other (International) Shoe Drops, R. Lawrence Dessem

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This articles analyzes the growth and development of the doctrine of personal jurisdiction and the Supreme Court's consideration and application of that doctrine in the recent case of Asahi Metal Industry Co. v. Superior Court. Asahi is significant both because of the nature of the suit and the nationality of the third-party defendant. The Supreme Court for the first time directly addressed the constitutionality of the ‘stream of commerce’ doctrine of personal jurisdiction, a jurisdictional theory that has been employed increasingly in recent years in products liability actions. Asahi also is one of the few cases in which the Court …


Criminal Procedure And The Conflict Of Laws, John Bernard Corr Jan 1985

Criminal Procedure And The Conflict Of Laws, John Bernard Corr

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Meet The New Juvenile And Domestic Relations District Court, Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger Jul 1982

Meet The New Juvenile And Domestic Relations District Court, Ingrid Michelsen Hillinger

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No abstract provided.


Mcmillan V. Mcmillan: Choice Of Law In A Sinkhole, Doug R. Rendleman Jan 1981

Mcmillan V. Mcmillan: Choice Of Law In A Sinkhole, Doug R. Rendleman

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No abstract provided.