607 F. Supp. 1271 - Dougherty v. Barry’s Empirical Analysis
1985
Citation profile
4 federal appellate · 6 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866) · 42 U.S.C. § 1988 · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · Buckley v. Valeo · Albemarle Paper Co. v. Moody
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“‘The plaintiff retains the burden of persuasion. She may succeed in this either directly by persuading the court that a discriminatory reason more likely motivated the employer or indirectly by showing that the employer’s proffered reason is unworthy of credence.’ 450 U.S. at 256 . In short the district court must decide which party’s explanation of the employer’s motivation it believes.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Judge v. Marsh“request[ed] only those categories of relief also available under Title VII--there [was] no demand for punitive damages.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. Dougherty v. Barry“equal opportunity in all facets of [the Department's] operations, including ... promotion and upward mobility,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Dougherty v. Barry
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.