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· 10/12/1989

University of Rhode Island v. A.W. Chesterton Co.

Citations

  • 721 F. Supp. 400
  • 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12121
  • 1989 WL 119575

How courts have described this case

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  • contrasting URI’s independence with that of another university found to be an arm of its eponymous state
  • state university with “a considerable amount of economic and operational authority” is a citizen, not an alter ego of the state

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Judges: Lagueux

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