William Bates Cole, Jr. v. William T. Clements, Jr.’s Empirical Analysis
494 F.2d 141 · 1974
Citation profile
7
cited by 7 later decisions
September 1980
most recently cited
3 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Seeger · Welsh II v. United States · Gonzales v. United States · Bishop v. United States · Smith v. Laird
Most-quoted passages
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““[t]he government must show some hard, reliable, provable facts which would provide a basis for disbelieving the applicant’s sincerity, or it must show something concrete in the record which substantially blurs the picture painted by the applicant.””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“has indeed been characterized as being 'the narrowest known to the law.' Bishop v. United States, 412 F.2d 1064 (9th Cir. 1969).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Naill v. Alexander
How this case has been treated — in progress
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