Veeck v. Southern Building Code Congress International Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
241 F.3d 398 · 2001
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Texas Eastern District Court)
Relationships
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. · Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc. · Feist Publications, Inc. v. Rural Telephone Service Co.
Most-quoted passages
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“... the merger doctrine is especially appropriate because other methods of expressing the idea are foreclosed, [citation omitted] An individual wishing to publish the text of a law cannot develop his own, unique version and still publish an authoritative copy.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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