Smith v. Potter’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 621 (§ 2 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) · 29 U.S.C. § 705 · 29 U.S.C. § 794 · 42 U.S.C. § 12101 (§ 2 of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990) · 42 U.S.C. § 1981A · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks · Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White · Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corp. v. Philip Morris Inc. · Long v. Eastfield College
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 2 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A plaintiff must first establish a prima facie case of disparate treatment on the basis of race by demonstrating that: (1) [she] is a member of a protected class; (2) [she] was qualified for the position; (3) despite [her] qualification, [she] suffered an adverse employment decision made by a defendant; and (4) [she] was replaced by, or received less favorable treatment than, similarly situated non-African Americans.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Even if the Burlington standard applies, a change in schedule, shift, and days off, in this setting, is insufficient to establish an adverse employment action”
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.