Kestenbaum v. Michigan State University

Decided December 7, 1982. John Warner Fitzgerald wrote the opinion for the court.

327 N.W.2d 783 · Cited 65 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.

• Kestenbaum v. Michigan State University · 294 N.W.2d 228
• United States Department of State v. Washington Post Co. · 456 U.S. 595
• Baldrige v. Shapiro · 455 U.S. 345
• Camara v. Municipal Court of City and County of San Francisco · 387 U.S. 523
• Disabled Officer's Ass'n v. Rumsfeld · 428 F. Supp. 454
• Advisory Opinion on Constitutionality of 1976 PA 295, 1976 PA 297 · 1976 PA 297
• United States v. Orito · 413 U.S. 139
• City of Gaylord v. Gaylord City Clerk · 144 N.W.2d 460
• Skutt v. City of Grand Rapids · 266 N.W. 344
• Production Credit Ass'n v. Department of Treasury · 273 N.W.2d 10
• Younglas v. City of Flint · 77 N.W.2d 84
• Booth Newspapers, Inc. v. Muskegon Probate Judge · 166 N.W.2d 546
• Lamont v. Commissioner of Motor Vehicles · 269 F. Supp. 880
• Menge v. City of Manchester · 113 N.H. 533
• Minnesota Medical Ass'n v. State · 274 N.W.2d 84
• Martin v. Ellisor · 223 S.E.2d 415
• Ortiz v. Jaramillo · 483 P.2d 500

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