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Article: Substantive due process, plenary-power doctrine, and minimum contacts: arguments for overcoming the obstacle of asserting personal jurisdiction over terrorists under the Anti-Terrorism Act.
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- Iowa Law Review
- Article date:
- November 1, 2006
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ABSTRACT: Congress enacted the Anti-Terrorism Act to create a federal cause of action for torts arising out of acts of international terrorism that cause injuries to U.S. citizens. Even though victims have benefited from the Act, they have also faced significant hurdles in bringing their causes of action. Meeting the requirements for personal jurisdiction has been one of these major difficulties. Concerns over the lack of minimum contacts between the terrorist defendants and the United States sufficient to satisfy the requirements of due process have led many courts to conclude that they did not have personal jurisdiction over the defendants. This Note proposes three ...