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Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Steinman on Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins
In another recent essay on Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins (see also here and here), Professor Joan E. Steinman (IIT-Chicago-Kent College of Law) has posted on SSRN her article, Spokeo, Where Shalt Thou Stand? …
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Hessick on Understanding Standing and Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins
Professor F. Andrew Hessick (University of Utah - S.J. Quinney School of Law) has posted on SSRN his article, "Understanding Standing." The article is forthcoming in Vanderbilt Law Review En Banc.Abstract:Spokeo,…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Fifth Circuit Issues Revised Opinion in Texas v. United States
Yesterday, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has issued a revised opinion in Texas v. United States. The changes appear to be minimal and the bottom line remains…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Cyrus Mehta: SINK OR SWIM TOGETHER: STATES HAVE NO LEGAL BASIS TO REFUSE SYRIAN REFUGEES
On the Insightful Immigration blog, Cyrus D. Mehta outlines the legal reasons why states have no legal basis for refusing to accept refugees from Syria. In so doing, Metha touches…
The Fiduciary Litigator
Court Held That A Beneficiary Could Not Usurp A Trustee’s Right To Direct Litigation And Did Not Have Standing To Sue The Trustee On Behalf Of The Trust
In In re XTO Energy Inc., a beneficiary, on behalf of the trust, sued an oil and gas operator for allegedly not paying sufficient funds to the trust and also…
ImmigrationProf Blog
More Analysis of Texas v. United States
Professor Josh Blackman, who submittted an amicus brief supporting the challenge to the expanded deferred action program on behalf of the Cato Institute in Texas v. United States, has posted…
ImmigrationProf Blog
Immigration Article of the Day: When Can a State Sue the United States? by Tara Leigh Grove
When Can a State Sue the United States? by Tara Leigh Grove,William & Mary Law School, Cornell Law Review, Vol. 101, 2016, ForthcomingAbstract: State suits against the federal government are on…
Technology Law Dispatch
Spokeo, Palatine Cases Discuss Negligible Harm from Privacy Breaches, Could Put Damper on Suits
A recent argument and non-decision at the Supreme Court could have significant effects on plaintiffs’ lawsuits under consumer data protection and privacy laws. Last week, the Court heard arguments on…
Civil Procedure & Federal Courts Blog
Wasserman on Fletcherian Standing, Merits, and Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins
Professor Howard Wasserman has posted on SSRN his essay, Fletcherian Standing, Merits, and Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins.Abstract:This essay offers an exercise in wishful jurisdictional and procedural thinking. As part of a Supreme…
Sixth Circuit Appellate Blog
Spokeo, Standing, and the Sixth Circuit
On Monday, the Supreme Court heard oral argument in Spokeo, Inc. v. Robins, an important standing case. Although Spokeo itself is up from the Ninth Circuit, it bears noting that the…