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  2. Slayer rule - Wikipedia

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    In Mutual Life v.Armstrong (1886), the first American case to consider the issue of whether a slayer could profit from their crime, the US Supreme Court set forth the No Profit theory (the term "No Profit" was coined by legal scholar Adam D. Hansen in an effort to distinguish early common law cases that applied a similar outcome when dealing with slayers), [1] a public policy justification of ...

  3. Uniform Anatomical Gift Act - Wikipedia

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    The first Uniform Anatomical Gift Act was created after the first successful heart transplant in 1967; the operation was performed by Dr. Christiaan Barnard. [3] In 1968, Congress approved the UAGA and recommended that all states adopt it. [9]

  4. Cousin marriage law in the United States - Wikipedia

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    States have various laws regarding marriage between cousins and other close relatives, [203] which involve factors including whether or not the parties to the marriage are half-cousins, double cousins, infertile, over 65, or whether it is a tradition prevalent in a native or ancestry culture, adoption status, in-law, whether or not genetic ...

  5. Jackson, Mississippi, adopts next-of-kin notification policy ...

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    Jackson’s new policy requires officers to make “every effort” to quickly locate and notify the next of kin of someone who has died in a case handled by the police department. It instructs ...

  6. California requires hospitals to turn to a patient’s next of ...

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  7. Next friend - Wikipedia

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    In common law, a next friend (Law French prochein ami) is a person who represents another person who is under age, or, because of disability or otherwise, is unable to maintain a suit on his or her own behalf and who does not have a legal guardian. They may also be known as a litigation friend, a guardian ad litem, or a litigation guardian.

  8. Legality of incest in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Michigan: Criminal sexual conduct in the 4th degree includes when the actors are related "by blood or affinity to the third degree." Sexual contact Up to 2y or a fine of up to $500 or both [44] Minnesota: Person "nearer of kin to the actor than first cousin…whether of the half or the whole blood, with knowledge of the relationship". Sexual ...

  9. Missouri law declaring federal gun laws ‘invalid’ struck down ...

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    A Missouri law that declares certain federal gun restrictions invalid is unconstitutional, a U.S. appeals court ruled Monday – the second time a federal court has struck down the sweeping state ...