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locality test

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A quick definition of locality test:

Locality Test: In maritime law, this is a requirement that for a federal court to have jurisdiction over a tort case, the alleged wrong must have happened on navigable waters. This rule was replaced by the locality-plus test, which also requires that the wrong must relate to a traditional maritime activity.

A more thorough explanation:

The locality test is a requirement in maritime law that states for a federal court to have jurisdiction over an admiralty tort case, the alleged wrong must have occurred on navigable waters.

For example, if a person is injured while on a boat in a navigable waterway, a federal court may have jurisdiction over the case under admiralty law because the injury occurred on navigable waters.

However, the locality test was replaced by the locality-plus test in 1972. The locality-plus test requires not only that the alleged wrong occur on navigable waters but also that it relates to a traditional maritime activity. This means that the case must have a significant connection to maritime commerce or navigation.

For example, if a person is injured while working on a ship that is transporting goods between ports, the case may have a significant connection to maritime commerce and navigation, and a federal court may have jurisdiction under admiralty law.

Overall, the locality test and the locality-plus test are important requirements in determining whether a federal court has jurisdiction over an admiralty tort case.

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JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
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it's like p much impossible to get in if you don't do it according to the deans lol
like i mean it's probs possible but. very rare
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
SO WHY DO THEY CALL IT
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
OPTIONAL
mind games
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
WHY DO SCHOOLS DO THIS
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
the illusion of chocoe
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
chocoe
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:52
choice
there's an infamous dude on reddit who literally got into every t14 like HYS but got WL at northwestern and he's like it's definitely because he didn't do the interview lol
and he had like 180 lol
JumpySubsequentDolphin
23:59
maybe YP?
Dkk
2:22
@jackfrost11770: "do the northwestern thing" ? very sad.
Dkk
2:23
@jackfrost11770: that'smy Army buddy who got rejected from NW.
Dkk
2:24
He did not have 180. 170.
Dkk
2:25
Northwestern is an Ohio trainwreck and the staff there should consider the gun,
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^ HAHAHAHA
4:19
Jackfrost has a point though, a good way to stand out with your apps is to do as much "optional" stuff as possible, including the interview
4:20
This goes for NU's Kira as much as it does, for example, ASU's 1-minute "elevator pitch" video
Dkk
4:22
Indeed indeed @renard
Dkk
4:36
Man my butthole is on fire from that Carolina Reaper. 1:36 AM fire farts.
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^is this satire? wtf this is really poorly written lmao
[] baddestbunny
9:49
when someone describes something as "classic LSAT Demon" I tend to assume that is code for "this thing sucks"
Dkk
10:29
I dont know.
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10:29
I dont know.
[] baddestbunny
10:30
Defining “postmodernism” is a daunting task. One commentator has likened it to “trying to nail gelatin to a wall.” Part of the difficulty is postmodernism’s heterogeneity. As Angela Harris has noted, “There are as many different definitions of postmodernism as there are postmodernists.”
Dkk
10:36
Indeed, indeed!
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