[TheAngryClam]

Isn't it the citizenship of the decedent?

Oh, and as a side note, Posner decided, apparently for the first time, the other day, that in an action that includes foreign nationals of the same nation of citizenship on both sides of the action (say, a UK subject on both the plaintiff and defendant side) does not violate complete diversity.

[Chancellor Palpatine]

That actually mkes sense. On a side note, I got a really nice compliment from him on building a record in a case several years ago.

[Modernman]

foreign nationals of the same nation of citizenship on both sides of the action (say, a UK subject on both the plaintiff and defendant side) does not violate complete diversity.

I always thought that made logical sense. The whole idea behind diversity is that it is supposed to prevent a Georgia resident from being discriminated against in a Florida court, for example. Presumably, neither state nor federal courts would be any more or less friendly to a citizen of the UK. I remember this discussion in law school.

Too bad Posner will not be on the SCOTUS- he wrote a law review article supporting a market in adoptable babies. Talk about something that would look really bad in a confirmation hearing.