U.S. District Court / S.D. New York

Powell v. Ward

Decided February 27, 1980. Charles E. Stewart Jr. wrote the opinion for the court.

487 F. Supp. 917 · Cited 70 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.

Carey v. Piphus · 435 U.S. 247
Mathews v. Diaz · 426 U.S. 67
Aspira of NY v. Bd. of Ed. of City of New York · 423 F. Supp. 647
Palmigiano v. Garrahy · 448 F. Supp. 659
Scheuer v. Rhodes · 416 U.S. 232
Ex Parte Peterson · 253 U.S. 300
Powell v. Ward · 392 F. Supp. 628
Robertson v. National Basketball Association · 389 F. Supp. 867
Palmigiano v. Garrahy · 443 F. Supp. 956
Holfield v. Power Chemical Company, Inc. · 382 F. Supp. 388
Hamilton v. Love · 358 F. Supp. 338
Baird v. Lynch · 390 F. Supp. 740
Wallace v. McDonald · 369 F. Supp. 180
Edwards v. Schlesinger · 377 F. Supp. 1091
Forts v. Malcolm · 426 F. Supp. 464

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