Supreme Court· 5/23/1977
Massachusetts v. Westcott
Citations
- 431 U.S. 322
- 97 S. Ct. 1755
- 52 L. Ed. 2d 349
- 1977 U.S. LEXIS 93
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- granting relief on a statutory basis foreclosed the Court from reaching a constitutional issue
- public records “may be judicially noticed”
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- Standard Havens Products, Inc. v. Gencor Industries, Inc.Federal Circuit· 1990-02-23· cited 160×
- Thomas R. Lussier v. Marvin Runyon, United States Postmaster General, Thomas R. Lussier v. Marvin Runyon, United States Postmaster GeneralFirst Circuit· 1995-03-29· cited 140×
- Texas Rural Legal Aid, Inc. v. Legal Services CorporationD.C. Circuit· 1991-08-02· cited 122×
- Ricky J. Terrebonne v. Frank Blackburn, Warden, Louisiana State PenitentiaryFifth Circuit· 1981-06-01· cited 44×
- Boone v. United StatesDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1984-10-02· cited 44×
- Cobb v. StateIndiana Supreme Court· 1980-11-07· cited 42×
- United States v. Joseph Daniel HawkinsFifth Circuit· 1978-01-30· cited 36×
- In Re Delmarva Securities LitigationD. Delaware· 1992-05-15· cited 28×
- Southmark Prime Plus, L.P. v. FalzoneD. Delaware· 1991-10-10· cited 28×
- Potomac Electric Power Co. v. Public Service CommissionDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1978-03-02· cited 26×
- People v. HernandezCalifornia Supreme Court· 1998-12-24· cited 25×
- AMID, Inc. v. Medic Alert Foundation United States, Inc.S.D. Texas· 2017-03-16· cited 20×
- Edwards v. StateIndiana Supreme Court· 1980-11-18· cited 19×
- Jack McRae v. Marvin Hogan, Warden, and United States of AmericaFifth Circuit· 1978-07-13· cited 18×
- In Matter of KelleyDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals· 1981-05-13· cited 17×
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