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Antitrust Law--Violation of Section 7 of the Clayton Act by Joint Venture

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Civil Rights--Anti-discrimination Law as a Vehicle for a Private Civil Action

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Condemnation--Landowner Cannot Recover From Federal Government for Damages Caused Before Date of Taking Where Government Did Not Previously Contemplate, Condemning Property

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Constitutional Law--Loss of Nationality--Foreign Residency Statute Held Violative of Due Process

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Constitutional Law--Reapportionment--Both Houses of a State Legislature Must Be Based as Nearly as Is Practicable on Population

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Constitutional Law--Twenty-first Amendment--Scope of State Power Over Intoxicants Moving Within Its Borders

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Evidence--Statutory Presumptions--Reasonableness Is Implicit in Test of Rational Connection

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Constitutional Law--Due Process--Duty of Non-Resident Vendor to Collect Use Tax

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Evidence--Criminal Law--Circumstantial Evidence Sufficient to Establish Corpus Delicti

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Evidence--Presumptions--Rebuttable Presumption Persists Until Trier of Fact Finds Nonexistence of Presumed Fact as Probable as its Existence

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Restraint of Trade--Sherman Act--Refusal to Sell as Unlawful Means of Effecting Price Maintenance

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Torts--Negligence--Vendor of Alcoholic Beverage to Intoxicated Minor Liable to Third Party

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CONFLICT OF LAWS--JURISDICTION--RESIDENCE AS A JURISDICTIONAL BASIS FOR DIVORCE

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CORPORATIONS-SECURITIES ACTS--DISTINCTION BETWEEN "CLASS" AND "SERIES" UNDER SECTION 16(b) OF SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT

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CORPORATIONS-STOCK DIVIDENDS-INCONSISTENCY BETWEEN TRADITIONAL AND MODERN CONCEPTS OF STOCK DIVIDENDS

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CRIMINAL PROCEDURE-EVIDENCE-STATUTORY LIMITATION OF JENCKS DECISION

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EVIDENCE--SEARCHES AND SEIZURES--INADMISSIBILITY IN FEDERAL COURT OF EVIDENCE OBTAINED THROUGH AN UNREASONABLE SEARCH BY STATE OFFICERS

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EVIDENCE--WITNESSES-ABILITY OF ONE SPOUSE TO TESTIFY AGAINST THE OTHER IN FEDERAL CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

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HABEAS CORPUS--FEDERAL COURT REMAND OF PETITIONER TO STATE COURT FOR NEW TRIAL

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MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS--TORT LIABILITY--DUTY TOPROVIDE POLICE PROTECTION TO INFORMERS

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TAXATION--ESTATE TREASURY REGULATIONS ON GOVERNMENT …

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Constitutional Law--Congressional Investigations --Relevancy of Required Testimony

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Constitutional Law--State Taxation of Interstate Commerce--Sales Taxation of Income from Trans-Shipment of Goods within State

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Criminal Law--Felony Murder Doctrine--Co-Felon Killed by Victim of Crime

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Evidence--Judicial Admissions--Testimony as to Objective Facts

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Federal Tort Claims Act--"Private Individual" Clause--Uniquely Governmental Activity

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Income Taxation--Capital Gains and Losses--Business Purpose for Contracting in Commodity Futures

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Labor Law--Taft-Hartley Act--Discharge of Employees because of Union Membership

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Negligence--High Tension Power Lines--Duty to Warn of Dangerous Condition

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Real Property--Joint Tenancy--Severance of Estate by Murder of Co-Tenant

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Torts--Landowner--Duty to Social Guest

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Wills--Pretermitted Heir Statue--Sole …

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A Commentary on Recent Case Law --By Subject:

Constitutional Law--Due Process--Use in State Prosecution of Evidence obtained by Illegal Invasion of Privacy

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Constitutional Law--Unlawful Search and Seizure--Admissibility of Evidence for Impeachment Purposes

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Evidence--Radar Evidence of Speed--Coincidence of Radar and Speedometer Readings as Hearsay

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Federal Courts--State NonResident Motorist Statute--Waiver of Federal Venue Privilege

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Federal Jurisdiction--Diversity of Citizenship--Retroactive Effect of Amendments to Perfect Jurisdiction

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Income Taxation--Deductions--Periodic Alimony Payments

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Labor Law--Preemptive Effect of Taft-Hartley--Scope of State Jurisdiction

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Torts--Dog Bite--Owner's Scienter

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Workmen's Compensation--Accident Arising out of Employment--Pre-Existing Heart Disease

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Contracts--Ceiling Price Legislation--Effect upon Performance

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Evidence--Declarations against Interest--Third-Party Confessions

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Family Law--Loss of Consortium of the Parent--Right of Child to Recover Against a Negligent Defendant

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Federal Procedure--Statutory Construction--Meaning of "Mentally Incompetent"

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Income Taxation--Surrender of Lease--Capital Gain to Lessee

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Income Taxation--Taxable Stock Dividend--Treasury Stock Held for Investment

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Judgment--Suit to Vacate--Insufficient Allegations of Cruelty Void Divorce Decree

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Labor Law--Filing Requirements--Noncompliance at Time Charges Filed

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Municipal Corporations--Liability for Negligence--Operation of Swimming Pool for Profit

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Process--Constructive Service--Tort Action Arising Without State

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Torts--Res Ipsa Loquitur--Application To Disappearing Airplane