Shea v. Kerry’s Empirical Analysis
796 F.3d 42 · 2015
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 2000E (§ 703 of the Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks · International Brotherhood of Teamsters v. United States · Regents of the University of California v. Bakke
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“advocate American foreign policy, protect American citizens, and promote American interests throughout the world.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“a plan designed to increase significantly the number of members of minority groups”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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