Robbins v. White-Wilson Medical Clinic, Inc.’s Empirical Analysis
660 F.2d 1064 · 1981
Citation profile
24 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 701 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · United States v. United States Gypsum Co. · Jake ROWE Et Al., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. GENERAL MOTORS CORPORATION, Defendant-Appellee · James v. Stockham Valves & Fittings Co.
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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The Supreme Court’s requirement that “the defendant’s explanation of its legitimate reasons ... be clear and reasonably specific” provides the plaintiff with some protection against the potential for discrimination inherent in a subjective selection process involving subjective job criteria ____ Obviously, the more subjective the qualification sought and the more subjective the manner in which it is measured, the more difficult will be the defendant’s task in meeting the burden imposed by Burdine.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“THE COURT: What does that distinction mean between black people and white people, that she’s more white? A. Well, she’s just, I think of her as being very normal, just, I mean, being just like — -I feel like she’s just a white person. I don’t think of her — you're saying is she black or white. I’m saying as far as I’m concerned she's white.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“possessed no racial bias or animus as such”
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.