Connecticut v. Doehr
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Connecticut v. Doehr, 501 U.S. 1 (1991), was a case in which the Supreme Court of the United States
held that a state statute that authorizes prejudgment attachment of real estate without prior notice or hearing, without a showing of extraordinary circumstances, and without a requirement that the person seeking the attachment post a bond, does not satisfy the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Supreme Court of the United States
The Supreme Court of the United States is the highest court in the United States. It has ultimate appellate jurisdiction over all state and federal courts, and original jurisdiction over a small range of cases...
held that a state statute that authorizes prejudgment attachment of real estate without prior notice or hearing, without a showing of extraordinary circumstances, and without a requirement that the person seeking the attachment post a bond, does not satisfy the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.