Smith v. URS Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
803 F.3d 964 · 2015
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866)
Relies on McDonnell Douglas Corp. v. Green · Texas Department of Community Affairs v. Burdine · Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. · Ash v. Tyson Foods, Inc. · Torgerson v. City of Rochester
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“1. She has a disability within the meaning of the ADA; 2. She is qualified to perform the essential functions of the job, with or without reasonable accommodation; and 3. That she suffered an adverse employment action due to a disability.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Gesinger v. Burwell“[T]he test for whether employees are similarly situated is strict; the employees must be 'similarly situated in all material respects.'”
1 later decision 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.