United States v. Powers’s Empirical Analysis
413 F.2d 834 · 1969
Citation profile
39 federal appellate · 12 district ·
Relationships
Applies 50 U.S.C. § 3811
Relies on United States v. O'Brien · McKart v. United States · United States v. Seeger · Idaho Sheet Metal Works, Inc. v. Wirtz · United States v. Interstate Commerce Commission
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 57 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Were unilateral, subjective, uncounselled misunderstanding of Selective Service requirements and definitions to be a defense to prosecution, an already laboring vehicle would in all likelihood be completely immobilized.””
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(a) When a call is placed . . ., each local board, . . . shall select and order to report for induction the number of men required to fill the call from among its registrants . [“Action by local board upon receipt of notice of call.”]”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.