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Mitthrawnuruo t1_irimhb6 wrote

To be clear. The argument is that this is Not a federal issue, but a state one, and that the federal courthouse is not the proper place for a rent dispute case, which the judge is inclined to agree with.

From the article:

But U.S. District Judge J. Paul Oetken questioned whether the lawsuit belonged there and said he was inclined to dismiss it.

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Alan_Shutko t1_iriw9b3 wrote

It's weirder than that. The argument seems to be that federally, the contract can't be enforced because pot is illegal, but Medmen doesn't want the federal case to go away because they think it would prevent the landlord from filing elsewhere.

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