Hancock v. Laird’s Empirical Analysis
415 F.2d 234 · 1969
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on International Ass'n of Machinists v. Duckworth · Hammond v. Hull · Hammond v. Hull · Graham v. Warden · James C. White v. Donald L. Clemmer, Director, District of Columbia Department of Corrections, James H. Childs v. Donald L. Clemmer, Director, District of Columbia Department of Corrections
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ * * * There is no reason to believe that if Hancock eventually renews his application, the appropriate command cannot, while the application is being processed, follow, if at all practicable, the desirable policy of sparing the applicant from duty which might do impermissible violence to the type of belief which he now claims to entertain * *”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““An individual who applies for discharge based on conscientious objection will be assigned duties providing the minimum conflict with his professed beliefs and will be required to maintain the same standards of performance and behavior as other personnel assigned to his unit pending a final decision on his application.” 5 (emphasis added).”
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.