Battle v. Cherry’s Empirical Analysis
1972
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1341 · 28 U.S.C. § 1343 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Blonder-Tongue Laboratories, Inc. v. University of Illinois Foundation · England v. Louisiana State Board of Medical Examiners · Chicot County Drainage District v. Baxter State Bank · Samuels v. J Mackell Fernandez · Atlantic Coast Line Railroad v. Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Most-quoted passages
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“Title 28 Ü.S.C. Section 1341 provides: The district courts shall not enjoin, suspend or restrain the assessment, levy or collection of any tax under State law where a plain, speedy and efficient remedy may be had in the courts of such State.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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