United States Leading Case scope of equitable jurisdictionasset freeze marevaproprietary vs personal

Grupo Mexicano de Desarrollo SA v Alliance Bond Fund Inc

527 U.S. 308 (1999)

JurisdictionUnited States

CourtSupreme Court of the United States

Year1999

StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

federal courts lack equitable power to issue preliminary injunctions preventing transfer of assets in purely legal claims

Preemption

Klein v. Martin 607 U. S. 213 (2026)

Glossip v Oklahoma 604 U.S. 226 (2025)

Cunningham v. Cornell 604 U.S. 693 (2025)

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