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June 5, 2017
PONSOR, U.S.D.J.
I. INTRODUCTION
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slavery. " 3
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Scott Lively, My Life in His Hands: A Testimony of
God's Grace and Goodness (Ex. 24), Dkt. No. 293, Attach. 26
at 10.
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Scott Lively, The Pink Swastika 129 (4th ed.) (Ex.
177), Dkt. No. 293, Attach. 189.
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Scott Lively, The Poisoned Stream: "Gay" Influence in
Human History (Ex. 71), Dkt. No. 293, Attach. 79.
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allowed.
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Defendant has offered several satellite arguments in
support of judgment in his favor in addition to lack of
jurisdiction. Because the jurisdictional argument prevails
and judgment must enter for Defendant on that basis, it is
not necessary to address any of Defendant's peripheral
contentions.
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The facts are drawn from Defendant's Memorandum of
Law in Support of Summary Judgment (Dkt. No. 257) and the
exhibits relied on therein, as well as Plaintiff's Counter
Statement of Material Facts (Dkt. No. 270) and its exhibits
in support (Dkt. No. 293).
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(The Pink Swastika 141 (Ex. 177), Dkt. No. 293, Attach. 189
141.)
(posted Dec. 9, 2014) (Ex. 2), Dkt. No. 293, Attach. 2).
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The United States Supreme Court itself has
recognized the dignified and proper status of "tens of
thousands of children now being raised by same-sex couples."
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the Ugandan campaign in- December 2009; July and August 2010;
April 2014. 8
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III. DISCUSSION
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grounds.
F.Supp.2d 304, 316 (D. Mass. 2013). Aiding and abetting the
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at 311 n.2.
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Chief Justice Roberts held that the ATS did not provide
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Justice found that there was "no indication that the ATS was
the ATS.
ATS than the case now before this court. Neither respondent
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States.
extraterritoriality.
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Id. at 1678.
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Plaintiff.
(4th Cir. 2014); Mastafa v. Chevron Corp., 770 F.3d 170 (2d
Cir. 2014); and Adhikari v. Kellogg Brown & Root, Inc., 845
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defendants in Mastafa.
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Despite this finding, the court ultimately concluded
that the allegations of the complaint were insufficient to
demonstrate that the defendants acted with the purpose of
violating international law and therefore affirmed the
dismissal of the complaint. Mastafa, 770 F.3d at 194.
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extraterritorial application.
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at 1664.
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U.S. 715, 726 (1966). While the court has the discretion
this route.
IV. CONCLUSION
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extent successful.
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purely state .law claims. As to. them, the motion for summary
It is so ordered.
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MICHAEL A. PONSOR
U. S. District Judge
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