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State Standing For Nationwide Injunctions Against The Federal Government, Jonathan R. Nash
State Standing For Nationwide Injunctions Against The Federal Government, Jonathan R. Nash
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Recent years have seen a substantial increase of cases in which states seek, and indeed obtain, nationwide injunctions against the federal government. These cases implicate two complicated questions: first, when a state has standing to sue the federal government, and second, when a nationwide injunction is a proper form of relief. For their part, scholars have mostly addressed these questions separately. In this Essay, I analyze the two questions together. Along the way, I identify drawbacks and benefits of nationwide injunctions, as well as settings where nationwide injunctions may be desirable and undesirable. I present arguments that, although I do …
Face Off: An Examination Of State Biometric Privacy Statutes & Data Harm Remedies, Maya E. Rivera
Face Off: An Examination Of State Biometric Privacy Statutes & Data Harm Remedies, Maya E. Rivera
Fordham Intellectual Property, Media and Entertainment Law Journal
As biometric authentication becomes an increasingly popular method of security among consumers, only three states currently have statutes detailing how such data may be collected, used, retained, and released. The Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act is the only statute of the three that enshrines a private right of action for those who fail to properly handle biometric data. Both the Texas Capture or Use Biometric Identifier Act Information Act and the Washington Biometric Privacy Act allow for state Attorneys General to bring suit on behalf of aggrieved consumers. This Note examines these three statutes in the context of data security …