mootness
1
9.1
- noun
- /ˈmuːtnəs/
- Formal
- The adversarial structure of the judicial process generates a set of rules—standing, mootness, restrictions on non-party participation—that can easily block groups from engaging in strategic litigation.
- equitable mootness
Examples
-
The equitable mootness cases, therefore, do not themselves raise a strong challenge to the ability of a bankruptcy judge to preside over a government bankruptcy.
Academic text (2017) -
But a recent Sixth Circuit decision, stemming from the Detroit bankruptcy, included a strong dissent by Judge Moore expressing concern that equitable mootness undermines the delicate constitutional balance on which bankruptcy adjudication is based.
Academic text (2017) -
I'd also like to point out the mootness of this ridiculous argument anyway.
Blog text (20) -
And a lawyer who fails to recognize mootness will litigate to regret it.
Academic text (1997) -
It's likely that the government can argue "mootness" based on V.A. acceptance of medical marijuana in legal states.
Blog text (28) -
These other courts have held that the equitable mootness doctrine applies to municipal cases.
Academic text (2017) -
In the Jefferson County case, a district judge in Alabama held that the doctrine of equitable mootness did not prevent appellate review of a chapter 9 confirmation order.
Academic text (2017) -
At the same time, the prevalence of equitable mootness reminds us just how little exposure to the debt restructuring process, even as appellate courts, most district judges have had in the modern era.
Academic text (2017) -
After the court confirmed the city's plan over Franklin's objections in early 2015, the mutual fund appealed; but the Ninth Circuit dismissed the appeal later that same year on equitable mootness.
Academic text (2018) -
In the legal brief, the attorney mentioned the mootness of the case, arguing that the issue had become irrelevant.
Synonyms
10
5.3
Something not related to the main topic
1
8.4
The state of not being suitable or useful in a particular situation
Antonyms
How Relevant
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word mootness comes from moot, which once meant a 'meeting' or place for 'debate', like a 'moot court' where people argue a case. So, mootness now means something that is either still open to debate or no longer important, especially in law.