Personhood Nevada v. Bristol

Decided December 30, 2010. James W. Hardesty wrote the opinion for the court.

245 P.3d 572 · Cited 149 times

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• Commissioner of Motor Vehicles v. DeMilo · 233 Conn. 254
• United States v. Munsingwear, Inc. · 340 U.S. 36
• U.S. Bancorp Mortgage Co. v. Bonner Mall Partnership · 513 U.S. 18
• Candelaria v. Roger · 245 P.3d 518
• City of North Las Vegas v. Cluff · 452 P.2d 461
• Arizonans for Official English v. Arizona · 520 U.S. 43
• Lewis v. Continental Bank Corp. · 494 U.S. 472
• Ulmer v. Alaska Restaurant & Beverage Ass'n · 33 P.3d 773
• Kerr v. Bradbury · 131 P.3d 737
• Asher v. Carnahan · 268 S.W.3d 427
• Grau v. Board of Zoning Appeals · 122 A.2d 824
• Trustees of Health & Hospitals of the City of Boston, Inc. v. Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination · 65 Mass. App. Ct. 329

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