Supreme Court's birthright citizenship choice hinges on 'jurisdiction'

The Supreme Court's decision on birthright citizenship will depend on one key phrase of the 14th Amendment: "subject to the ...
Law

Can Courts Exercise Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Class Members?

It is only a matter of time before the issue becomes ripe for Supreme Court review. Until then, counsel on both sides of the class action bar will have to carefully follow developments as they ...
JD Supra

Supreme Court to Clarify Jurisdiction for Confirming or Vacating Arbitration Awards in Federal Court

With the Supreme Court of the United States’s decision to grant certiorari in Jules v. Andre Balazs Properties, the upcoming case challenging ...
Law

The Changing Landscape of NY Courts' Jurisdiction Over Out-of-State Corporations

New York's approach to consent-by-registration jurisdiction and successor jurisdiction is illustrative of the ever-changing scope of personal jurisdiction over out-of-state companies. One year later, ...
Reuters

U.S. Supreme Court to weigh states' jurisdiction over out-of-state companies

State courts split on laws requiring companies to accept jurisdiction Plaintiff seeking to revive lawsuit over asbestos exposure April 25 (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case ...
Reason

When Do Courts Lack Jurisdiction Over Torts Physically Committed in the State?

Vermont has recently repealed its statute of limitations for childhood sexual abuse. As a result, Martin Giroux sued Paul Foley for allegedly abusing him 35 years before, apparently when the Giroux ...
The American Prospect

Stripping the Courts’ Jurisdiction

Last week, we learned that Justice Amy Coney Barrett, whom the GOP put on the Supreme Court in the dying days of Trump’s presidency, will be paid a $2 million advance for a book about how judges are ...
SCOTUSblog

Court upholds state corporate registration law in major personal jurisdiction case

The justices narrowly rejected a challenge to the constitutionality of a Pennsylvania law that allows any company doing business in the state to be sued there – even if the corporation is not ...
The National Law Review

Court Rules On Personal Jurisdiction In A Trust Dispute, Holding That In Rem Jurisdiction Still Requires Personal Contacts With A Defendant, But Otherwise Affirming The Trial ...

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