Burlington Northern and Santa Fe Railway Company v. R.M. Burton’s Empirical Analysis
270 F.3d 942 · 2001
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 2 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Seminole Tribe of Florida v. Florida · City of Boerne v. Flores · Board of Trustees of the University of Alabamas v. Patricia Garrett · Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority v. Metcalf & Eddy, Inc. · Kimel v. Florida Board of Regents
Most-quoted passages
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“overrule the judgment of another panel of this court absent en banc reconsideration or a superceding contrary decision by the Supreme Court”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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