Paszel v. Laird’s Empirical Analysis

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55 federal appellate · 2 district ·

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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 72 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. ““We recognize this means that, where the alleged change in status is a newly crystallized conscientious objection, a decision to reopen will necessarily lead to a decision to reclassify in the absence of new evidence reflecting adversely on the claim and, conversely, that a decision not to reopen will mean that a registrant will not have the right to a personal appearance or appeal and will be left only with judicial review of the refusal to reopen * * “But the alternative—that a prima facie showing requires reopening at this late stage even though the board is permissibly unconvinced of a change in status resulting from circumstances beyond the registrant’s control—is even less attractive, * * Id.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Cotton

2. “Despite, or perhaps because of, the narrowness of the scope of review of actions of selective service boards, it is important for courts to know the ground upon which the board acted.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Scott v. Commanding Officer

3. ““* * * are not frivolous and present a prima facie case for a requested de ferment * * United States v. Burlich, supra, 257 F.Supp. at 911 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Mack