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· 9/1/2023

ESTEBAN MORALES v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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  • holding that a damages claim is not rendered moot because a related injunctive-relief claim becomes moot
  • “reject[ing] respondents’ theory that the mootness of a ‘primary’ claim requires a conclusion that all ‘secondary’ 10 claims are moot”
  • applying legislative immunity in suit challenging House's refusal to seat an elected member
  • members of Congress accorded legislative immunity in suit challenging refusal by House to seat an elected member
  • availability of declaratory relief \depends on whether there is a live dispute between the parties\
  • “[A] case is moot when the issues pre- sented are no longer ‘live’ . . . .”

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