Voluntary cessation doctrine

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Voluntary cessation doctrine is an exception to mootness doctrine such that a lawsuit does not become moot simply because a defendant ceases in the objectionable conduct, when the defendant is a private party rather than a government.

The reason for this doctrine is that a defendant might restart the challenged activity once the lawsuit is dismissed.