Shirey v. Devine’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 1504 · 28 U.S.C. § 536 · 29 U.S.C. § 706 · 29 U.S.C. § 791 · 29 U.S.C. § 793 · 29 U.S.C. § 794A · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 717 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe · Griggs v. Duke Power Co. · Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody · Cannon v. University of Chicago · Bradley v. School Board of City of Richmond
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.
“is surely satisfied where an employer expressly and intentionally classifies employees on the basis of physical disability, even though they must be found qualified to perform their jobs in order to become employed, and then places a special burden on the segregated group. Cf. Nashville Gas Co. v. Satty, 434 U.S. 136 , 140-142, 98 S.Ct. 347, 348, 350-51, 54 L.Ed.2d 356 (1977). No”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Shirey v. Devine“(Section 505) will aid in attaining that goal by providing for individuals aggrieved on the basis of their handicap the same rights, procedures, and remedies provided individuals aggrieved on the basis of race, creed, color, or national origin. In addition, application of title VII will make available”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Shirey v. Devine“with other qualified applicants for the position he received; rather, he was the direct beneficiary of a program designed to assist handicapped individuals in the pursuit of federal jobs. This very program, as the majority notes, permitted Mr. Shirey to”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Shirey v. Devine
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.