Kasten v. Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
563 U.S. 1 · 2011
Citation profile
13 federal appellate · 10 district · 8 state decisions
Appellate journey
reviewedthe decision below (from Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals)
Relationships
Applies 15 U.S.C. § 2087 · 29 U.S.C. § 158 (§ 8 of the National Labor Relations Act) · 29 U.S.C. § 201 (American Samoa Labor Standards Amendments of 1956) · 29 U.S.C. § 202 · 29 U.S.C. § 203 · 29 U.S.C. § 215 · 29 U.S.C. § 216 · 29 U.S.C. § 2615 (§ 105 of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993)
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Motor Vehicle Manufacturers Association of United States Inc v. State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company Consumer Alert · Scott v. Harris · Skidmore v. Swift & Co. · United States v. Mead Corp.
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 102 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“be sufficiently clear and detailed for a reasonable employer to understand it, in light of both content and context, as an assertion of rights protected by the statute and a call for their protection.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority““In many plants where there is a high degree of illiteracy, the writing of grievances by employees works a substantial hardship. In other plants where there is considerable dirt and special clothes must be worn, it is often not practicable to write up grievances during work hours.” 1 The Termination Report of the National War Labor Board, p. 122.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“discharg[ing] or in any other manner discriminat[ing] against any employee because such employee has filed any complaint ... under or related to [the Act].”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.