mootness
- a word derived from moot.
Example Sentences
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In Hecox, it may resolve the case on mootness grounds or reaffirm that intermediate scrutiny tolerates generalizations even when they imperfectly fit at the margins.
From Slate ● Jan. 14, 2026
“Because of the fact specific nature of Plaintiffs’ claims, no mootness exception applies.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 28, 2023
The faculty, which is set to include three sitting judges, is mostly but not entirely conservative, and the sessions will largely focus on practical advice, legal writing and technical legal issues like mootness and abstention.
From New York Times ● Nov. 21, 2018
“Our principle argument is going to be mootness based on all the developments that have happened since the case was filed.”
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2017
Under the Fifth Circuit’s Manges standard, which the panel said was taken from rulings by other appeals courts, the judges said the appeal had to be dismissed on the equitable mootness doctrine.
From BusinessWeek ● Oct. 19, 2011
