Topic: no person has a vested interest in any rule of law, entitli… · Go Syfert
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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 19 opinions in total. These passages cluster together because the same opinions keep quoting them side by side: they state parts of one doctrine. The anchor passage is from New York Central Railroad Company v. White.

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1 New York Central Railroad Company v. White Anchor
scotus · 1916
green “no person has a vested interest in any rule of law, entitling him to insist that it shall remain unchanged for his benefit.” 12
2 Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc.
scotus · 1978
green “our cases have clearly established that 'a person has no property, no vested interest, in any rule of the common law.” 7

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