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17 Fed. Cts. L. Rev. 1 (2025)

handle is hein.journals/fecourtl17 and id is 1 raw text is: THE FEDERAL COURTS LAW REVIEW: Volume 17 2025 TEXT, FAIRNESS, AND EFFICIENCY: THE CASE AGAINST THE PLAUSIBILITY STANDARD FOR AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES Jessica Marks* & Marcus Gadson** INTRODUCTION .....................................................................2 I. B A CK GR OU N D ................................................................2 A. The Plausibility Standard ............................................. 2 B. Lower Courts Attempt to Apply the Plausibility S ta n d a rd ............................................................................ . 5 C. Affirmative Defenses and the Plausibility Standard .....7 II. THE TEXT OF RULE 8(C) PRECLUDES APPLYING THE PLAUSIBILITY STANDARD ....................................................10 A. The Structure of Rule 8......................................................12 B. Language Difference Between Rules 8(a) and 8(c) ...........13 III. POLICY CONSIDERATIONS SUPPORT NOT EXTENDING THE PLAUSIBILITY STANDARD TO AFFIRMATIVE DEFENSES ...........................................................................15 A . W ork a b ility .........................................................................15 B. Efficiency ............................................................................16 C. Fairness ..............................................................................18 CONCLUSION: SUMMARY AND CALL FOR CLARITY ..............20 1 * The Federal Courts Law Review is a publication of the Federal Magistrate Judges Association. Editing support is provided by the members of the Mississippi Law Journal. Jessica Marks, Campbell Law School Class of 2025. * Marcus Gadson, Assistant Professor of Law at Campbell Law School.

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