MacCracken v. Jurney’s Empirical Analysis
72 F.2d 560 · 1934
Citation profile
2
cited by 2 later decisions
1
cited 1 times by the Supreme Court
June 1941
most recently cited
1 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 2 U.S.C. § 192 · 28 U.S.C. § 634
Relies on Gompers v. Bucks Stove & Range Co. · Sinclair v. United States · McGrain v. Daugherty · Anderson v. Dunn · In re Chapman
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.
“Resolved, That the President of the Senate issue a citation directing William P. MacCracken, Jr., L. H. Brit-tin, Gilbert Givvin, ,and Harris M. Hanshue to show cause why they should not be punished for contempt of the Senate, on account of the destruction and removal of certain papers, files, and memorandums from the files of William P. MacCracken, Jr., after a subpoena had been served upon William P. MacCracken, Jr., as shown by the report of the Special Senate Committee Investigating Ocean and Air Mail Contracts.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Jurney v. MacCracken“relating to air mail and ocean mail contracts.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissente.g. Jurney v. MacCracken
How this case has been treated — in progress
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