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Laches<\/em>:<\/p>\n

A\u00a0defense<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0an\u00a0equitable<\/span>\u00a0action,<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0bars<\/span>\u00a0recovery<\/span>\u00a0by\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0plaintiff<\/span>\u00a0because<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0plaintiff’s<\/span>\u00a0undue<\/span>\u00a0delay<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0seeking<\/span>\u00a0relief.<\/span><\/i><\/p>\n

Laches<\/span>\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0defense<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0proceeding<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0which<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0plaintiff<\/span>\u00a0seeks<\/span>\u00a0equitable<\/span>\u00a0relief.<\/span>\u00a0Cases<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0Equity<\/a>\u00a0are<\/span>\u00a0distinguished<\/span>\u00a0from<\/span>\u00a0cases<\/span>\u00a0at\u00a0law<\/span>\u00a0by\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0type<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0remedy,<\/span>\u00a0or\u00a0judicial<\/span>\u00a0relief,<\/span>\u00a0sought<\/span>\u00a0by\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0plaintiff.<\/span>\u00a0Generally,<\/span>\u00a0law<\/span>\u00a0cases<\/span>\u00a0involve<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0problem<\/span>\u00a0that<\/span>\u00a0can<\/span>\u00a0be\u00a0solved<\/span>\u00a0by\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0payment<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0monetary<\/span>\u00a0damages.<\/span>\u00a0Equity<\/span>\u00a0cases<\/span>\u00a0involve<\/span>\u00a0remedies<\/span>\u00a0directed<\/span>\u00a0by\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0court<\/span>\u00a0against<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0party.<\/span><\/p>\n

Types<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0equitable<\/span>\u00a0relief<\/span>\u00a0include<\/span>\u00a0Injunction<\/a>,\u00a0where<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0court<\/span>\u00a0orders<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0party<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0or\u00a0not<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0something;<\/span>\u00a0declaratory<\/span>\u00a0relief,<\/span>\u00a0where<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0court<\/span>\u00a0declares<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0rights<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0two<\/span>\u00a0parties<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0controversy;<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0accounting,<\/span>\u00a0where<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0court<\/span>\u00a0orders<\/span>\u00a0a\u00a0detailed<\/span>\u00a0written<\/span>\u00a0statement<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0money<\/span>\u00a0owed,<\/span>\u00a0paid,<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0held.<\/span>\u00a0Courts<\/span>\u00a0have<\/span>\u00a0complete<\/span>\u00a0discretion<\/span>\u00a0in\u00a0equity,<\/span>\u00a0and<\/span>\u00a0weigh<\/span>\u00a0equitable<\/span>\u00a0principles<\/span>\u00a0against<\/span>\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0facts<\/span>\u00a0of\u00a0the<\/span>\u00a0case<\/span>\u00a0to\u00a0determine<\/span>\u00a0whether<\/span>\u00a0relief<\/span>\u00a0is\u00a0warranted.\u00a0[The Free Dictionary<\/strong><\/a>]<\/em><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Noted “Perhaps the Dumbest Argument Ever Made in Emergency Petition to the Supreme Court Appears in Pennsylvania Election Case<\/em><\/a>,” Rick Hasen, Election Law Blog<\/strong><\/em>:<\/p>\n

Over the weekend\u00a0I wrote\u00a0<\/a>about the Pennsylvania\u2019s Supreme Court decision to block a ridiculous lawsuit filed by a Republican state senator in state court which argued that the expansion of absentee voting done in 2019 by the Republican state legislature, including the plaintiff in the suit, violated the state constitution. It was a ridiculous suit for many reasons including laches: if you have a problem with an election rule, you cannot wait until after the election is run to see if you like how the election came out before suing. The state Supreme Court unanimously agreed that any kind of relief that would disenfranchise voters who voted using the system approved by the legislature would be impermissible.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

That’s Republican law these days. It’s either predatory, stirring up the base, or it’s bloody incompetent.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Laches: A\u00a0defense\u00a0to\u00a0an\u00a0equitable\u00a0action,\u00a0that\u00a0bars\u00a0recovery\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0plaintiff\u00a0because\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0plaintiff’s\u00a0undue\u00a0delay\u00a0in\u00a0seeking\u00a0relief. Laches\u00a0is\u00a0a\u00a0defense\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0proceeding\u00a0in\u00a0which\u00a0a\u00a0plaintiff\u00a0seeks\u00a0equitable\u00a0relief.\u00a0Cases\u00a0in\u00a0Equity\u00a0are\u00a0distinguished\u00a0from\u00a0cases\u00a0at\u00a0law\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0type\u00a0of\u00a0remedy,\u00a0or\u00a0judicial\u00a0relief,\u00a0sought\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0plaintiff.\u00a0Generally,\u00a0law\u00a0cases\u00a0involve\u00a0a\u00a0problem\u00a0that\u00a0can\u00a0be\u00a0solved\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0payment\u00a0of\u00a0monetary\u00a0damages.\u00a0Equity\u00a0cases\u00a0involve\u00a0remedies\u00a0directed\u00a0by\u00a0the\u00a0court\u00a0against\u00a0a\u00a0party. Types\u00a0of\u00a0equitable\u00a0relief\u00a0include\u00a0Injunction,\u00a0where\u00a0the\u00a0court\u00a0orders\u00a0a\u00a0party\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0or\u00a0not\u00a0to\u00a0do\u00a0something;\u00a0declaratory\u00a0relief,\u00a0where\u00a0the\u00a0court\u00a0declares\u00a0the\u00a0rights\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0two\u00a0parties\u00a0to\u00a0a\u00a0controversy;\u00a0and\u00a0accounting,\u00a0where\u00a0the\u00a0court\u00a0orders\u00a0a\u00a0detailed\u00a0written\u00a0statement\u00a0of\u00a0money\u00a0owed,\u00a0paid,\u00a0and\u00a0held.\u00a0Courts\u00a0have\u00a0complete\u00a0discretion\u00a0in\u00a0equity,\u00a0and\u00a0weigh\u00a0equitable\u00a0principles\u00a0against\u00a0the\u00a0facts\u00a0of\u00a0the\u00a0case\u00a0to\u00a0determine\u00a0whether\u00a0relief\u00a0is\u00a0warranted.\u00a0[The Free Dictionary] Noted “Perhaps the Dumbest Argument Ever Made in Emergency Petition to the Supreme Court Appears in Pennsylvania Election Case,” Rick Hasen, Election Law Blog: Over the weekend\u00a0I wrote\u00a0about the Pennsylvania\u2019s Supreme Court decision to block a ridiculous lawsuit filed by a Republican state senator \u2026 Continue reading → <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-31443","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=31443"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":31444,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/31443\/revisions\/31444"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=31443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=31443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/huewhite.com\/umb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=31443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}