Woolfolk v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis
456 F.2d 652 · 1972
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 601 (§ 401 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 602 (§ 402 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 606 (§ 406 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Rosado v. Wyman · Swift & Co. v. Wickham · 325 F. Supp. 1162 - Woolfolk v. Brown
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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Appellants maintain that the Virginia Work Rule applies basically to those individuals deemed “inappropriate” for referral to WIN. However, scrutiny of congressional records reveals that Congress did not intend that “inappropriate” persons should be compelled to work in any way. 456 F.2d at 654, note 5.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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