Delong v. United States’s Empirical Analysis
621 F.2d 618 · 1980
Citation profile
46 federal appellate · 2 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 5 U.S.C. § 7511
Relies on Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. Volpe · Perry v. Sindermann · Elrod v. Burns · Marks v. United States · Branti v. Finkel
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 78 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“that can be determined to be the substantial equivalent of dismissal.”
12 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“the question is whether the hiring authority can demonstrate that party affiliation is an appropriate requirement for the effective performance of the public office involved.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. Bobby Stott Joseph Register Lonnie Michael Cayton, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated v. Howard H. Haworth, Individually, and James G. Martin, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of North Carolina, Bobby Stott Joseph Register Lonnie Michael Cayton, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated v. James G. Martin, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of North Carolina, and Howard H. Haworth, Individually James S. Lofton, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of Department of Administration Grace J. Rohrer, Individually, Bobby Stott Joseph Register Lonnie Michael Cayton, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated v. James T. Broyhill David T. Flaherty, and James G. Martin, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of North Carolina, Bobby Stott Joseph Register Lonnie Michael Cayton, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated v. Howard H. Haworth, Individually, and James G. Martin, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of North Carolina, Bobby Stott Joseph Register Lonnie Michael Cayton, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated v. James G. Martin, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of North Carolina, Bobby Stott Joseph Register Lonnie Michael Cayton, on Behalf of Themselves and Others Similarly Situated v. James G. Martin, Individually and in His Official Capacity as Governor of the State of North Carolina · Awtry v. United States“[I]t would [also] be appropriate to take into account any special circumstances, including subjective expectations and reliance on the officeholder’s part in relation to the particular position held, that were actually or constructively known to the official making or threatening the transfer or reassignment, and that might reasonably be thought to increase the difficulty of the choice imposed upon the employee.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. Stott v. Martin
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.