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Shaffer v. Heitner

433 U.S. 186 (1977)
JurisdictionUnited States
CourtSupreme Court of the United States
Year1977
StatusBinding authority

Key Principle

All assertions of state-court jurisdiction, including quasi in rem based on the presence of property, must be evaluated against the International Shoe minimum-contacts standard.

Area of Law

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