Buckler v. U.S.’s Empirical Analysis
919 F.3d 1038 · 2019
Citation profile
2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1346 (Federal Tort Claims Act) · 28 U.S.C. § 2680 · 30 U.S.C. § 813 · 30 U.S.C. § 814 · 30 U.S.C. § 825
Relies on Chevron U. S. A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council, Inc. · United States v. Gaubert · Berkovitz v. United States · United States v. S.A. Empresa De Viacao Aerea Rio Grandense · Williamson v. Tucker
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.
“it involves an element of judgment or choice instead of being controlled by mandatory statutes or regulations.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“whether the challenged conduct or omission is 'truly discretionary'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“based on considerations of social, economic, and political policy.”
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.