District of Columbia v. Chinn

Decided December 31, 2003. John M. Steadman wrote the opinion for the court.

839 A.2d 701 · Cited 177 times

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Decisions in our collection this opinion relies on, ordered by how often it cites each. Cases we publish link through; others open the full text.

• District of Columbia v. White · 442 A.2d 159
• Holder v. District of Columbia · 700 A.2d 738
• Etheredge v. District of Columbia · 635 A.2d 908
• District of Columbia v. Tinker · 691 A.2d 57
• Langnes v. Green · 282 U.S. 531
• Bible Way Church of Our Lord Jesus Christ of Apostolic Faith of Washington v. Beards · 680 A.2d 419
• District of Columbia v. Jackson · 810 A.2d 388
• District of Columbia v. Evans · 644 A.2d 1008

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