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· 5/23/1941

Arizona Power Corp. v. Smith

Citations

  • 119 F.2d 888
  • 1941 U.S. App. LEXIS 3874

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  • noting that state had strong interest in deciding issues that involved\a most basic problem of [state] public policy\ and \the treacherous waters of state political controversy\
  • noting that state had strong interest in deciding issues that involved “a most basic problem of [state] public policy” and “the treacherous waters of state political controversy”
  • \[T]he state system does possess greater competence than the federal courts to decide questions of state law impacting state public policy.\
  • civil RICO claim dependent on violations of state law for predicate acts
  • civil RICO claim dependent on violations of state law for predicate acts
  • RICO claim dependent on state law predicate offenses

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