Theriault v. Brennan’s Empirical Analysis
641 F.2d 28 · 1981
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 3 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Warth v. Seldin · Duke Power Co. v. Carolina Environmental Study Group, Inc. · Juidice v. Vail · Orr v. Orr · Boston Chapter v. Harris Latinos Unidos De Chelsea En Accion Inc
Most-quoted passages
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“(w)e need not consider the question of whether the Commerce Clause is a proper jurisdictional basis for this action, because on December 1, 1980, the Congress amended 28 U.S.C. § 1331, clearly vesting us with jurisdiction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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