Ferguson v. Veterans Administration’s Empirical Analysis
723 F.2d 871 · 1984
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 706 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Goldsboro Christian Schools, Inc. v. United States · Page v. Bolger · Eastland v. Tennessee Valley Authority
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“absent a showing of discrimination, there is no Title VII cause of action for the failure to implement or utilize an affirmative action program.”
5 later decisions 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.