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· 3/22/2024

Washington v. Cline

Syllabus

Whether a plaintiff may pursue a direct constitutional claim under the North Carolina Constitution against state actors for monetary damages in response to a violation of his right to a speedy trial.

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that internal affairs doctrine is \recognized throughout the states\
  • reaching this conclusion under the \venerable choice-of-law principle known as the internal affairs doctrine\
  • when state law is borrowed in a federal question suit, the choice of \which [state] law to select is itself a question of federal law\

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