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Ketanji Brown Jackson: “Isn't it a matter of fact, though, whether or not there are direct, traceable and particularized effects…”

Featuring: Ketanji Brown Jackson, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court | National

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I mean, if we agree with you about extraterritoriality, who's making the decision as to whether or not there are direct, traceable, and particular effects in this case? So it is a threshold determination for the court as a matter of federal law. Isn't it a matter of fact, though, whether or not there are direct, traceable and particularized effects within the state? So, Justice Jackson, I think what I would say about that is it's a slightly different inquiry from, say, the causation inquiry as a matter of state law. (03:35–03:42)

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Questions whether the existence of direct, traceable, and particularized effects within the state is a factual matter.

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