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Supreme Court· 11/12/1986

Kelly v. Robinson

Citations

  • 479 U.S. 36
  • 107 S. Ct. 353
  • 93 L. Ed. 2d 216
  • 1986 U.S. LEXIS 17
  • 55 U.S.L.W. 4011
  • 15 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 890
  • 14 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 1383

How courts have described this case

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

  • determining that criminal penalties under the Act were non-dischargeable
  • restitution is an effective rehabilitative penalty and has a more precise deterrent effect than a traditional fine
  • “if Congress intends for legislation to change the interpretation of a judicially created concept, it makes that intent specific”
  • “the States’ interest in administering their criminal 19 justice systems free from federal interference is one of the most powerful of the considerations 20 that should influence a court considering equitable types of relief”
  • “[T]he States’ interest in administering their criminal 10 justice systems free from federal interference is one of the most powerful of the considerations 11 that should influence a court considering equitable types of relief.”
  • “the 7 States’ interest in administering their criminal justice systems free from federal interference is one 8 of the most powerful of the considerations that should influence a court considering equitable 9 types of relief”

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Judges: Powell, Rehnquist, Brennan, White, Blackmun, O'Connor, Scalia, Marshall, Stevens

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