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Originally posted by Tyrone Slothrop
Suppose that I sue club because he's using a charcoal grill and making my patio all smoky. I sue under the California common law of nuisance, but I lose. Aggreived, and unwilling to give up, I go to Senator Boxer, who pulls some strings and gets Congress to pass a law saying that the judgment in my particular suit -- and that suit only -- is null and void, and that I can get a de novo trial in federal court.
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Unless you've got some preemption going somewhere in that mess, it's going to simply be a rerun, right? I don't think they're limited by any specific law so much as by the principle of, don't make a fool of yourself and expect re-election. (Would that Congress had read this post earlier, eh?)
