688 F. Supp. 2d 367 - Perelman v. Perelman’s Empirical Analysis
2010
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2201
Relies on Younger v. Harris · Colorado River Water Conservation District v. United States · Railroad Commission v. Pullman Co. · Burford v. Sun Oil Co. · Quackenbush California Insurance Commissioner v. Allstate Insurance Co
Most-quoted passages
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“In a case of actual controversy within its jurisdiction ... any court of the United States ... may declare the rights and other legal relations of any interested party seeking such declaration —”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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