Chain of privity

Definition

A legal concept from contract law referring to the connected relationships between parties to related agreements. In this case, it describes the argument that obligations flow from the federal government to the state (via the funding agreement) and then from the state to its employees (via employment), binding each link in the chain.

Examples

• •Petitioner argues that prison guards are bound by RLUIPA through a chain of privity: federal government → state → state employees.

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