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Moot

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A quick definition of Moot:

Term: Moot

Definition: When people go to court to solve a problem, the court can only help if there is a real problem to solve. If the problem has already been solved or is not important anymore, the court cannot help. This means the problem is "moot". It's like trying to fix a toy that is already fixed or not important to play with anymore. The court cannot do anything about it.

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: When a legal action is no longer relevant or necessary to resolve because the issue has already been resolved or there is no longer a live dispute for a court to resolve.

For example, if someone sues their neighbor for cutting down a tree on their property, but the neighbor has already replanted the tree and apologized, the case would be considered moot because there is no longer a live dispute for the court to resolve.

It is important to note that federal courts only have the authority to resolve actual disputes, so if a case becomes moot, the court cannot continue to hear it.

Examples of Supreme Court cases that have dealt with mootness include Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona and Hicklin v. Orbeck.

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9:32
[kevin oleary]
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
worthless i trust you implicitly you know what it will happen now.
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:34
I mean if Fordham doesn't release today I will purposefully get on a train, go to new york, and then take the stinkiest shit inside the admission office's toilet (potentially clogging it and forcing them to get a plumber)
IS IT ONLY ON MY END WHY DID THAT SEND TEN MILLION TIMES
HELLO
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
it sent a million times lol
WHAT HAPPENED
yeah i thought you were tweaking for a second
i'm so sorry everyone what the actual fuck this website hates me
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:35
Jack's just tweaking on LSD no biggie
to be fair this accurately represents my mental state
election day psychosis coming in hot (fordham)
usc pls pull through .....
i literally just need one A so i can relax before my ED decision
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:38
oh that's right USC might release
soapy
9:43
USC still has not looked at my app
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:43
when did you submit soapy?
soapy
9:44
10/16
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:44
to be fair it took them almost 2 months for me to go under review
soapy
9:44
Feelin a bit stressed, as I've got no date change for Michigan either despite applying 10/7
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:45
I have not had a date change either for Mich but I've seen people get in without one so who knows
I applied 9/25 to like 6 schools and some (Houston) have no date change yet so dw
soapy
9:46
But do people get in without addresses going long?
WorthlessAttractiveZombie
9:46
it's tough to tell because a lot of people type out their addresses long to begin with
soapy
9:46
Ah. I didn't. Looking back, my Mich supplement kind of sucks, so there's that
Mich overrated (Dean Z please let me in even tho i didnt apply and I am below both 25ths)
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