Dickinson v. Bell’s Empirical Analysis
1984
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 20 U.S.C. § 1070 (Persian Gulf Conflict Higher Education Assistance Act)
Relies on Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe · United States v. O'Brien · Plyler v. Doe · West Virginia State Board of Education v. Barnette · Mourning v. Family Publications Service, Inc.
Most-quoted passages
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“[t]here can be no question ... that these regulations are 'reasonably related to [the purposes of] the enabling legislation.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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