floodgate concern

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3 mentions 2 recordings first heard Feb 2013 last heard 23 Apr ↑1 vs the 6 months before

Potential floodgate concern if necessity is broadly applied to animal cases

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Justin MarceauCalifornia First District Court of Appeal · 1DCA Division 5 Oral Argument - 2026/4/23 - Apr 23, 2026 · 2:02:59 · 23 Apr
…You're right to raise the floodgate concern.…
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Anthony M. KennedySupreme Court of the United States · Millbrook v. United States (11-10362) · 57:55 · Feb 2013
…Have they also adopted the government's view of what counts as an officer, or have they not?…
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Benjamin L. J. PaolettiSupreme Court of the United States · Millbrook v. United States (11-10362) · 57:42 · Feb 2013
…So if adopting a broad interpretation here would open the floodgates, the floodgates are already open, and they have been for 40 years in most of the country.…
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