Davis v. Devine’s Empirical Analysis
736 F.2d 1108 · 1984
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 633A (§ 15 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967) · 5 U.S.C. § 3322 · 5 U.S.C. § 3323 · 5 U.S.C. § 559 (Administrative Procedure Act of 1946) · 5 U.S.C. § 7521 · 5 U.S.C. § 8301 · 5 U.S.C. § 8335
Relies on Udall v. Tallman · Weinberger v. Salfi · Cafeteria & Restaurant Workers Union, Local 473 v. McElroy · Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill · Morton v. Mancari
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“well settled that the views of subsequent congressional sessions are not reflective of the appropriate interpretation of statutes enacted by an earlier assembly of law makers.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“received and continues to receive an annuity reflecting his civilian and military employment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“a former federal employee who receives a civil service annuity”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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