Second Amendment Foundation v. United States Conference of Mayors

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• holding that an allegation that persons “conspired together” is a conclusory legal conclusion that does not meet the prima facie burden
• holding that to prevail on conspiracy theory of jurisdiction a party “must make a prima facie showing of civil conspiracy.”
• holding that to prevail on conspiracy theory of jurisdiction a party “must make a prima facie showing of civil conspiracy.”
• noting that, in the District of Columbia, “the ‘conspiracy theory’ of personal jurisdiction[ is] an application of long-arm jurisdiction” frequently premised on D.C. Code § 13-423(a)(1
• noting that burden of establishing pertinent jurisdictional facts lies with plaintiff
• “[a]pplying the principle that ‘there is no unyielding jurisdictional hierarchy,’” and deciding personal jurisdiction first, without reaching the question of Article III standing

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