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· 4/29/1912

Chaplin v. United States

Citations

  • 225 U.S. 705
  • 32 S. Ct. 838
  • 56 L. Ed. 1266
  • 1912 U.S. LEXIS 2431

How courts have described this case

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  • noting that sovereign immunity has been interpreted to include state agencies
  • “When a levy election is held to raise money for a specific public purpose, the money must be applied towards that purpose.”

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