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States on both sides will try to apply their powers extraterritorially, creating a legal crossfire.

From Washington Post • Jul. 8, 2022

But the Manhattan-based appeals court said Stanton should have used a more “tailored” approach, and consider the investors’ claims under New York state law and that state’s rules for applying its laws extraterritorially.

From Reuters • Oct. 4, 2021

To add harming endangered animals to that category, Congress need only pass a four-word amendment to the Endangered Species Act: This law applies extraterritorially.

From Slate • Jul. 29, 2015

Despite evidence that penalties are still too small, defence lawyers complain that the authorities cause alleged cartelists unnecessary pain by applying antitrust laws extraterritorially.

From Economist • Mar. 27, 2014

US efforts to apply American rules internationally — extraterritorially — have met some pushback from the European Union, Russian and Japan.

From Forbes • Jul. 1, 2013