State Ethics Commissioner v. Moore’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
1
states following
June 2018
most recently cited
7 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Caminetti v. United States · Hollowell v. Jove · City of Jesup v. Bennett · Ford Motor Co. v. Abercrombie · 134 Ga. App. 952 - Sta-Power Industries, Inc. v. Avant
Most-quoted passages
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“[W]hen a statute imposes a fine or penalty, strict construction is required in favor of the person penalized. The applicable rule of statutory construction is that forfeitures and penalties are not favored and statutes relating to them must be strictly construed, and in a manner as favorable to the person against whom the forfeiture or penalty would be exacted as is consistent with fair principles of interpretation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
How this case has been treated — in progress
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