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Shaffer v. Heitner

433 U.S. 186 (1977)
JurisdictionUnited States
Year1977
Statusunclear

Key Principle

All assertions of state-court jurisdiction, including quasi in rem, must be evaluated under International Shoe's minimum-contacts standard.

Area of Law

Civil Procedure — personal-jurisdiction

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