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Definitions from Case Law

From 497 U.S. 417 - Hodgson v. Minnesota · 1990Most cited · 434 citing opinions

either the singular or plural of the word 'parent' "); see also ante, at 437, n. 23, as "both parents" is Arkansas, and that statute provides for numerous exceptions to the two-parent notification requirement and permits bypassing notification where notification would not be in the best interests of the minor.

How often courts cite the case defining “Parents”

19902000201020202030199

Court decisions citing the opinion that defined “Parents” — 430 in all, by decade. Counts are citations to the defining case as a whole, not verified uses of the term. The dip in the most recent years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the latest years.

All 2 definitions, chronological · 1990–1990

  1. 1990·497 U.S. 417 - Hodgson v. Minnesota[fn5]· cited 434×

    either member of the parental unit or whether notice to one parent constitutes constructive notice to both.