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2 canonical passages across 2 cases, quoted by 8 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 Nobelman v. American Savings Bank.

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1 Nobelman v. American Savings Bank Anchor
scotus · 1993
green “in the absence of a controlling federal rule, we generally assume that congress has left the determination of property rights in the assets of a bankrupt's estate to state law.” 5
2 Costanzo v. Costanzo
njsuperctappdiv · 1991
green “n new jersey, as a matter of public policy, a tort claim cannot be assigned.” 3

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