Chesnut v. Roof

How courts have described this case

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

• “[Cohen’s] argument ‘flies in the face of the general rule that in the absence of language to the contrary, legislative enactments, including amendments to existing laws, are construed as being prospective in operation.’ ”
• “[A]mend-ments that affect existing rights or obligations cannot be applied retroactively.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).