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    Nevada's Ethics in Government Law requires public officials to recuse themselves from voting on, or advocating the passage or failure of, “a matter with respect to which the independence of judgment of a reasonable person in his situation would...

  • Brumley v. Albert E. Brumley & Sons, Inc.

    In the late 1920s, Albert Brumley composed the song "I'll Fly Away." Johnny Cash and Alison Krauss have covered the song, as have many others, and it can be heard on many a Sunday morning. Brumley sold his creation to a music publishing...

  • Beam v. Stewart

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  • SEC v. Mut. Benefits Corp.

    Defendants Mutual Benefits Corporation offered for sale viatical settlements, in which terminally-ill or chronically-ill insureds ("viators") sold the benefits of their life insurance policies for a lump-sum cash payment. The underwriter, as...

  • Woods v. Nationstar Mortg. LLC

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    Defendant was convicted of criminal attempt to commit burglary, in violation of O.C.G.A. §§ 16-4-1 and 16-7-1(b), following a jury trial. Defendant filed a motion for new trial on general grounds, which was denied. Defendant filed an amended...

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    The State of Washington was taxing “motor vehicle fuel importers” bringing large quantities of fuel into the State by “ground transportation.” Wash. Rev. Code §§82.36.010(4), (12), (16). Respondent Cougar Den, Inc., a...

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  • Stier v. Price

    Appellant wife married the appellee husband, not knowing that he had been in an asylum. Years later, the wife brought an action against the husband to annul the marriage, alleging that her consent was not free because of her lack of knowledge and that...
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