¶1C. A. 5th Cir. [Probable jurisdiction noted, 446 U. S. 917.] Motion of NOW Legal Defense and Education Fund et al. for leave to file a brief as amici curiae granted.
449 U.S. 991
Kirchberg v. Feenstra
Supreme Court of the United States
Decided November 17, 1980
Supreme Court of the United States · decided 1980-11-17
Relies on Weaver v. Graham
Cited together with Walker v. Washington · Securities and Exchange Commission v. Dresser Industries Inc Securities and Exchange Commission · United States v. Kordel
Good law ✅— No negative treatment on recordhow we know
Decided 1980-11-17
How this case has been cited
Cited by 1,036 later decisions (5 by the Supreme Court) — most recently December 2021 · most notably Federated Department Stores, Inc. v. Moitie (1981), United States v. Lane (1986)
518 federal appellate · 45 district · 192 state decisions — followed in 36 states
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