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- noun The state or condition of being
moot .
Etymologies
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Examples
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One would think that concepts of "mootness" would give way to a case in which the essence of free society is at stake.
Archive 2006-04-01 Glenn Greenwald 2006
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One would think that concepts of "mootness" would give way to a case in which the essence of free society is at stake.
Illicit Postcard from prison Glenn Greenwald 2006
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If I’m not mistaken, legal concepts such as mootness and ripeness exist precisely to focus the attention of the court only on the issues and persons in front of them, and not on abstract concepts.
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Cheat and retreat: run a disparaging ad and then stop and claim mootness: the Gatorade/Powerade “incomplete sports drink” dispute.
Archive 2009-10-01 Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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Cheat and retreat: run a disparaging ad and then stop and claim mootness: the Gatorade/Powerade “incomplete sports drink” dispute.
Arnold & Porter Webinar on False Advertising Rebecca Tushnet 2009
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The bond creditors took it up on appeal and sought a stay pending appeal in order to prevent their rights being cut off by the “prudential mootness” doctrine.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Assessing the Chrysler Bankruptcy 2010
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The result was no stay, appeal dismissed for prudential mootness, and NEVER a review on the merits by ANY Article III Court of the Bond Creditors claims.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Assessing the Chrysler Bankruptcy 2010
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After we granted certiorari to review the statutory and constitutional validity of the regulations, the Government declined even to defend them, and instead rescinded some and conceded the invalidity of those that remained, leading us to vacate the opinions below and remand for consideration of mootness.
The Volokh Conspiracy » 13 States File Suit Against Health Care Reform 2010
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The bond creditors took it up on appeal and sought a stay pending appeal in order to prevent their rights being cut off by the “prudential mootness” doctrine.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Assessing the Chrysler Bankruptcy 2010
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The result was no stay, appeal dismissed for prudential mootness, and NEVER a review on the merits by ANY Article III Court of the Bond Creditors claims.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Assessing the Chrysler Bankruptcy 2010
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