Ellison v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1999
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
states following
August 2018
most recently cited
2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Fluor Corp. v. United States · Williamson v. Commonwealth · Martin v. Frasure · Lane v. Commonwealth · Knox v. Commonwealth
Most-quoted passages
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“Attorney General has no power to bind or limit the opinions of this Court”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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