· 8/1/1895
Shumate v. Williams
Citations
- 2 Va. Dec. 180
- 22 S.E. 808
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- concluding that a plaintiff's decision to obey the law was \reasonable and demonstrates a commendable respect for the rule of law\
- \The Attorney General of California has not stated affirmatively that his office will not enforce the . . . statute.\
- “That one should not have to risk prosecution to challenge a statute is especially true in First Amendment eases[.]”
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