Supreme Court· 12/9/1957
Barr v. Matteo
Citations
- 355 U.S. 171
- 78 S. Ct. 204
- 2 L. Ed. 2d 179
- 1957 U.S. LEXIS 47
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- \[A]n advisory opinion cannot be extracted from a federal court by agreement of the parties.\
- “[A]n advisory opinion cannot be extracted from a federal court by agreement of the parties.”
- “[A]n advisory opinion cannot be extracted from a federal court by agreement of the parties....”
- fact that it would be convenient for the parties and public to have prompt decision does not justify departure from case or controversy requirement
- internal quotation marks 10 Appellate Case: 24-1058 Document: 58-1 Date Filed: 12/31/2024 Page: 11 omitted
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35 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.
- Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court· 1984-07-02· cited 4,856×
- Butz v. EconomouSupreme Court· 1978-06-29· cited 3,397×
- Barr v. MatteoSupreme Court· 1959-06-29· cited 1,312×
- Montgomery v. PhiladelphiaSupreme Court of Pennsylvania· 1958-03-24· cited 151×
- Kilgore v. YoungerCalifornia Supreme Court· 1982-02-18· cited 120×
- Lone Star Motor Import, Inc. v. Citroen Cars CorporationFifth Circuit· 1961-03-02· cited 104×
- Communist Party of Indiana v. WhitcombSupreme Court· 1974-02-25· cited 92×
- Coleman v. Newark Morning Ledger Co.Supreme Court of New Jersey· 1959-03-09· cited 92×
- Troy State University and Board of Trustees, Troy State University v. Gary Clinton DickeyFifth Circuit· 1968-10-21· cited 71×
- United States v. Richard J. MaestasTenth Circuit· 1975-08-18· cited 59×
- Goett v. Union Carbide Corp.Supreme Court· 1960-01-18· cited 53×
- Wise v. MurphyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1971-03-16· cited 49×
- H. B. Zachry Company v. The United StatesCourt of Claims· 1965-04-16· cited 47×
- Butler v. United StatesD. Hawaii· 1973-11-08· cited 44×
- Fees v. TrowSupreme Court of New Jersey· 1987-03-09· cited 42×
- Dr. John I. Reddix v. Mrs. May Lucky, Registrar of Voters, Ouachita ParishFifth Circuit· 1958-03-28· cited 27×
- Unnamed caseD.C. Circuit· 1969-02-24· cited 26×
- Robert M. McKinney Cross-Appellee v. Gannett Co., Inc., and the New Mexican, Inc., Cross-AppellantsTenth Circuit· 1982-12-09· cited 24×
- Coleman v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1972-12-12· cited 24×
- Curtis Publishing Company v. Harry H. VaughanD.C. Circuit· 1960-03-31· cited 22×
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