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lostapathy | 8 months ago

> It just says injunctions should only apply to the actual parties in the case.

So every person wronged by the government should sue individually?

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firesteelrain|8 months ago

Not necessarily. That’s where class actions come in

The point is that relief should be tied to proper procedure, not handed out universally by default. One judge shouldn’t decide national policy based on one plaintiff unless the case is structured to justify it

underlipton|8 months ago

No. If a ruling has determined that a government action has the potential to be illegal and must be halted for the suing party, it should absolutely be halted for everyone, because you're dealing with an action that's ambiguously illegal for everyone. It's not just the wronged party at the center of this issue, it's the capacity for the government to engage in illegal activity. Once you've identified behavior as questionable, you stop the behavior.

paulryanrogers|8 months ago

The "proper procedure" is increasingly out of reach for all but the richest or most numerous groups in our society (i.e. those equipped and qualified to launch a class action). It's justice on paper and injustice in practice.

beej71|8 months ago

It seems like the GPs issue still remains, except instead of individual lawsuits forever, it's class action lawsuits forever, does it not?