Gloria Theriault v. David E. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
519 F.2d 809 · 1975
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Relies on United States v. Swift & Co. · System Federation No. 91 v. Wright · Burns v. Alcala · Lubben v. Selective Service System Local Board No. 27 · United States v. Louisiana
Most-quoted passages
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“Power to modify the decree was reserved by its very terms, and so from the beginning went hand in hand with its restraints. If the reservation had been omitted, power there still would be by force of principles inherent in the jurisdiction of chancery. A continuing decree of injunction directed to events to come is subject always to adaptation as events may shape the need.... [A] court does not abdicate its power to revoke or modify its mandate if satisfied that what it has been doing has been turned through changed circumstances into an instrument of wrong.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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