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· 4/5/1982

California ex rel. Cooper v. Mitchell Bros. Santa Ana Theater

Citations

  • 456 U.S. 920
  • 102 S. Ct. 1779

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • “the concepts of reliance, and de facto control and dominance ... are at the heart of fiduciary duty”
  • conduct charged in mail fraud indictment was within power of government to proscribe and application of statute in this case would not deter protected political activities in other contexts
  • de facto leader of local government owed fiduciary duty to local citizenry

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