Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1980
Publication Information
56 Notre Dame L. 65 (1980-1981)
Abstract
During its past several terms the Supreme Court of the United States has, after a long period of inactivity, engaged in a reexamination of the constitutional limitations on state court jurisdiction. Last term, in World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson, this reexamination reached a new plateau. Woodson significantly elucidated the constitutional policy considerations underlying this area. Yet, as so often occurs in constitutional litigation, the resolution of old doubts has also brought into sharper focus other yet unresolved issues.
This article has two purposes. First, it will assess the significance of Woodson in the overall doctrinal development of jurisdictional standards. Second, it will suggest several areas in which Woodson may provide an important conceptual stepping stone for further doctrinal growth.
Recommended Citation
Kenneth F. Ripple & Mollie A. Murphy,
World-Wide Volkswagen Corp. v. Woodson: Reflections on the Road Ahead,
56 Notre Dame L. 65 (1980-1981).
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https://scholarship.law.nd.edu/law_faculty_scholarship/915
Comments
Reprinted with permission of Notre Dame Law Review (previously Notre Dame Lawyer).