Hicks v. Cantrell’s Empirical Analysis
803 F.2d 789 · 1986
Citation profile
13 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 26 U.S.C. § 3304 (Federal Unemployment Tax Act) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · Gladstone, Realtors v. Village of Bellwood · Califano v. Yamasaki · United States v. Rodgers · United States v. Shimer
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A]lthough the Secretary may have varied his interpretation of [the statute] a number of times, we must accord his interpretation deference so long as that interpretation is reasonable.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“a reasonable accommodation of conflicting policies that were committed to the agency's care by the statute.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“must reject administrative constructions that are contrary to clear Congressional intent,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Hanauer v. Reich
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.