Smith v. Cook County’s Empirical Analysis
74 F.3d 829 · 1996
Citation profile
16 federal appellate ·
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Applies 29 U.S.C. § 621 (§ 2 of the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · Liegl v. Webb · Dennis v. United States · Montana v. First Federal Savings & Loan Ass'n
Most-quoted passages
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“Since we have conducted a de novo review of the motion for summary judgment we need not tarry long over these objections.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“must raise some doubt as to the genuineness of the given reasons for a termination.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a]dding together a string of nothings still yields nothing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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