Downing v. Globe Direct LLC’s Empirical Analysis
2011
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 2723 (§ 300002 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) · 18 U.S.C. § 2724 (§ 300002 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994) · 18 U.S.C. § 2725 (§ 300002 of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994)
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Provident Tradesmens Bank & Trust Co. v. Patterson · Board of Trustees of the University of Alabamas v. Patricia Garrett · Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority v. Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. · Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents
Most-quoted passages
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“a party to a contract which is the subject of the litigation is a necessary party.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“would effectively invalidate Massachusetts's contract,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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