Taylor v. Kellogg Brown & Root Services, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
658 F.3d 402 · 2011
Citation profile
15 federal appellate · 3 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 2674 · 28 U.S.C. § 2680
Relies on Baker v. Carr · Ashwander v. Tennessee Valley Authority · William Marbury v. James Madison · Alvarez v. Smith · Kerns v. United States
Most-quoted passages
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“a textually demonstrable constitutional commitment of the issue to a coordinate political department; or [2] a lack of judicially discoverable and manageable standards for resolving it; or [3] the impossibility of deciding without an initial policy determination of a kind clear- ■ ly for nonjudicial discretion; or [4] the impossibility of a court’s undertaking independent resolution without expressing lack of the respect due coordinate branches of government; or [5] am unusual need for unquestioning adherence to a political decision already made; or [6] the potentiality of embarrassment from multifarious pronouncements by various departments on one question.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“national defense interests were 'closely intertwined' with military decisions governing the contractor's conduct, such that a decision on the merits of the claim 'would require the judiciary to question actual, sensitive judgments made by the military.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“justiciable under the political question doctrine.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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