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Saving Civil Justice: Judging Civil Justice, Elizabeth G. Thornburg
Saving Civil Justice: Judging Civil Justice, Elizabeth G. Thornburg
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Zoya's Standing Problem, Or, When Should The Constitution Follow The Flag?, Jeffrey D. Kahn
Zoya's Standing Problem, Or, When Should The Constitution Follow The Flag?, Jeffrey D. Kahn
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Some federal courts have devised a new test of prudential standing that they use to dismiss suits filed by foreign plaintiffs alleging unlawful conduct by American officials abroad, even when these cases involve matters that may have nothing to do with foreign affairs, national security, or terrorism. Rather than decide the case on its merits or dismiss it on any number of legitimate grounds, the complaint is dismissed because the plaintiff lacks a “prior substantial connection” to the United States.
I identify and critique this strange but proliferating test of standing. First, it is inconsistent with any theoretical view of …
The U.S. Discovery-Eu Privacy Directive Conflict: Constructing A Three-Tiered Compliance Strategy, Carla L. Reyes
The U.S. Discovery-Eu Privacy Directive Conflict: Constructing A Three-Tiered Compliance Strategy, Carla L. Reyes
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This note examines the conflicts of laws issue faced by trans-border civil litigants attempting to comply with both the U.S. Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and the requirements of the EU Privacy Directive. This note first sifts through the quagmire of regulations, and then attempts to help trans-border litigants view the U.S. discovery-EU data protection conflict through a transnational legal lens, and concludes by constructing a three-tiered strategy for compliance that respects U.S., EU and international law.