Devine v. White’s Empirical Analysis

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2 federal appellate ·

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1. “case arising under the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978. 1 The case is before the court for a second time, 2 and we are again required to review an arbitral judgment--issued pursuant to a contractually established grievance procedure--setting aside a disciplinary sanction imposed by the Immigration and Naturalization Service (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Devine v. White

2. “within the meaning of 5 U.S.C. § 7701(c)(2)(A) (Supp. V 1981). The INS's error could be so characterized, we stated, if it either”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Devine v. White

3. “or vitiated a substantial right accorded the affected employee by a”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Devine v. White