Bostick v. Boorstin’s Empirical Analysis
1980
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 5 U.S.C. § 5101
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · United States v. Yellow Cab Co. · United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · Cities Service Co. v. United States · Rush Pettway, Etc. v. American Cast Iron Pipe Company, United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Intervenor
Most-quoted passages
The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“visual, graphic, design, geometric and artistic skill in the form of statistical or organizational charts, lettered tables, maps, illustrations, inscriptions, in ornamental lettering styles, layouts ready for the printer, . . . visual information presentations”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Bostick v. Boorstin“he is rarely, if ever, called upon to do economic, social, scientific or other forms of subject discipline analysis.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Bostick v. Boorstin
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.