State Supreme Court / Mich.

Doe v. Department of Social Services

Decided June 9, 1992. Robert P. Griffin wrote the opinion for the court.

487 N.W.2d 166 · Cited 129 times

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Manistee Bank & Trust Co. v. McGowan · 232 N.W.2d 636
Employment Div., Dept. of Human Resources of Ore. v. Smith · 494 U.S. 872
Williams v. Zbaraz · 448 U.S. 358
Doe v. Director of the Department of Social Services · 468 N.W.2d 862
Norwood v. Harrison · 413 U.S. 455
Reist v. Bay Circuit Judge · 241 N.W.2d 55
People v. Catania · 398 N.W.2d 343
Saxon v. Department of Social Services · 479 N.W.2d 361
Bellotti v. Baird · 428 U.S. 132
Delta Charter Twp. v. Dinolfo · 351 N.W.2d 831
People v. Bricker · 208 N.W.2d 172
Mead v. Batchlor · 460 N.W.2d 493
Gideon v. Wainwright · 372 U.S. 335
Shavers v. Attorney General · 267 N.W.2d 72
People v. Jackson · 217 N.W.2d 22
Right to Choose v. Byrne · 450 A.2d 925
Traverse City School Dist. v. Atty. Gen. · 185 N.W.2d 9
Committee to Defend Reproductive Rights v. Myers · 625 P.2d 779
People v. Nash · 341 N.W.2d 439
Fox v. Employment Security Commission · 153 N.W.2d 644
Moe v. Secretary of Administration & Finance · 417 N.E.2d 387
People v. Collins · 475 N.W.2d 684
Moore v. Spangler · 258 N.W.2d 34
People v. Thompson · 379 N.W.2d 49
Alexander v. City of Detroit · 219 N.W.2d 41

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