Erickson v. Maine Cent. R.R., 498 U.S. 1018 (1990). · Go Syfert
Erickson v. Maine Cent. R.R., 498 U.S. 1018 (1990). Cases Citing This Book View Copy Cite
“we are not holding that the law requires the creation of any particular number of majority-black districts.”
138 citation events (10 in the last 25 years) across 34 distinct courts.
Strongest positive: Watkins v. Mabus (mssd, 1991-08-09)
Treatment trajectory · 1991 → 2026 · click a year to view as-of
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Top citers, strongest first. 16 distinct citers. How cited ↗
discussed Cited as authority (quoted) Watkins v. Mabus
S.D. Miss. · 1991 · signal: see, e.g. · quote attribution · 1 verbatim quote · confidence low
we are not holding that the law requires the creation of any particular number of majority-black districts.
discussed Cited "see" Rodriguez v. Harris County
S.D. Tex. · 2013 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jeffers v. Clinton, 730 F.Supp. 196, 207 (E.D.Ark.1989) (three-judge court) (“[Plaintiffs’] alternative districts are not materially stranger in shape than at least some of the districts contained in the present apportionment plan.”), affd mem., 498 U.S. 1019 , 111 S.Ct. 662 , 112 L.Ed.2d 656 (1991); Marylanders for Fair Representation v. Schaefer, 849 F.Supp. 1022, 1053-54 (D.Md. 1994).
cited Cited "see" Cottier v. City of Martin
D.S.D. · 2007 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jeffers v. Clinton, 756 F.Supp. 1195, 1198 (E.D.Ark.1990) (three-judge district court), aff'd, 498 U.S. 1019 , 111 S.Ct. 662 , 112 L.Ed.2d 656 (1991); see also African Am.
discussed Cited "see" Rodriguez v. Zavaras
D. Colo. · 1999 · signal: see · confidence high
See Rodriguez V, 914 P.2d at 250 (citing People v. Tenneson, 788 P.2d 786 (Colo.1990) and People v. Davis, 794 P.2d 159 (Colo.1990), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1018 , 111 S.Ct. 662 , 112 L.Ed.2d 656 (1991)).
discussed Cited "see" People v. Rodriguez (2×)
Colo. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
We are deferential to the trial court in such matters because “the trial judge is the only judicial officer able to assess fully the attitudes and state of mind of a potential juror by personal observation of the significance of what linguistically may appear to be inconsistent or self-contradictory responses to difficult questions.” People v. Sandoval, 733 P.2d 319, 321 (Colo.1987); see People v. Davis, 794 P.2d 159, 204 (Colo.1990), ce rt. denied, 498 U.S. 1018 , 111 S.Ct. 662 , 112 L.Ed.2d 656 (1991).
discussed Cited "see" The PEOPLE of the State of Colorado, Plaintiff-Appellee/Cross-Appellant v. Frank D. RODRIGUEZ, Defendant-Appellant/Cross-Appellee.
Colo. · 1996 · signal: see · confidence high
We are deferential to the trial court in such matters because "the trial judge is the only judicial officer able to assess fully the attitudes and state of mind of a potential juror by personal observation of the significance of what linguistically may appear to be inconsistent or self-contradictory responses to difficult questions." People v. Sandoval , 733 P.2d 319, 321 ( Colo. 1987 ) ; see People v. Davis , 794 P.2d 159, 204 ( Colo. 1990 ) , cert. denied , 498 U.S. 1018 , 111 S.Ct. 662 , 112 L.Ed.2d 656 ( 1991 ) .
discussed Cited "see" Davis v. People (2×)
Colo. · 1994 · signal: see · confidence high
See People v. Davis, 794 P.2d 159, 167-170 (Colo.1990), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1018 , 111 S.Ct. 662 , 112 L.Ed.2d 656 (1991).
discussed Cited "see" State v. Young (2×)
Utah · 1993 · signal: accord · confidence high
Accord People v. Davis, 794 P.2d 159, 191-92 (Colo.1990) (interpreting allocution statute identical to Utah's rule as establishing right of capital defendant to make statement to sentencing jury), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1018 , 111 S.Ct. 662 , 112 L.Ed.2d 656 (1991).
cited Cited "see" People v. District Court
Colo. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See People v. Davis, 794 P.2d 159, 170-75 (Colo.1990), cert. denied, — U.S. —, 111 S.Ct. 662 , 112 L.Ed.2d 656 (1991) (death penalty does not violate either of these constitutional protections).
discussed Cited "see" DeGrandy v. Wetherell (2×)
N.D. Fla. · 1992 · signal: see · confidence high
See Jeffers v. Clinton, 730 F.Supp. 196, 204 (E.D.Ark.1989), aff'd — U.S. -, 111 S.Ct. 662 , 112 L.Ed.2d 656 (1991); Jordan v. Winter, 604 F.Supp. 807, 811-12 (N.D.Miss.1984).
discussed Cited "see" People v. Young
Colo. · 1991 · signal: accord · confidence high
In assessing the validity of a punishment selected by a democratically elected legislature, “[w]e may not require the legislature to select the least severe penalty possible so long as the penalty selected is not cruelly inhumane or disproportionate to the crime involved.” Id. at 175 , 96 S.Ct. at 2926 (plurality opinion); accord People v. Davis, 794 P.2d 159, 173 (Colo.1990) (“we may not strike down a particular penalty[ ] ‘ “because we deem less severe penalties adequate to serve the ends of penology” ’ ”) (quoting Gregg, 428 U.S. at 182-83 , 96 S.Ct. at 2929-30 (plurality op…
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Little Rock School District, Anne Mitchell Bob Moore Pat Gee Pat Rayburn Mary J. Gage North Little Rock Classroom Teachers Association Pulaski Association of Classroom Teachers Little Rock Classroom Teachers Association Alexa Armstrong Karlos Armstrong Ed Bullington Khayyam Davis Janice Dent John Harrison Alvin Hudson Tatia Hudson and Milton Jackson, Lorene Joshua Leslie Joshua Stacy Joshua and Wayne Joshua, Intervenors/appellants, Katherine Knight Sara Matthews Becky McKinney Derrick Miles Janice Miles John M. Miles Naacp Joyce Person Brian Taylor Hilton Taylor Parsha Taylor Robert Willingham and Tonya Willingham, Intervenors v. Pulaski County Special School District, 1 North Little Rock School District Leon Barnes Sheryl Dunn Mac Faulkner Richard A. Giddings Marianne Gosser Don Hindman Shirley Lowery Bob Lyon George A. McCrary Bob Moore Steve Morley Buddy Raines David Sain Dale Ward John Ward Judy Wear and Grainger Williams, Philip E. Kaplan Janet Pulliam and John Bilheimer, Movants, Office of Desegregation Monitor, Parent's Plan Horace A. Walker P.A. Hollingsworth and Kenneth G. Torrence, Movants, Dale Charles Robert L. Brown, Sr. Gwen Hevey Jackson Diane Davis and Raymond Frazier, Pulaski County Board of Education, O.G. Jacovelli, Individually and as President of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District Patricia Gee, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District, a Public Body Dr. George Cannon, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District, a Public Body John Moore, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District, a Public Body Dorsey Jackson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District, a Public Body Dr. Katherine Mitchell, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District, a Public Body W.D. Hamilton, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District, a Public Body Cecil Bailey, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Pulaski County Board of Education, a Public Corporate Thomas Broughton, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Pulaski County Board of Education, a Public Corporate and Dr. Martin Zoldessy, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Pulaski County Board of Education, a Public Corporate, Little Rock School District, Anne Mitchell Bob Moore Pat Gee Pat Rayburn Mary J. Gage North Little Rock Classroom Teachers Association Pulaski Association of Classroom Teachers Little Rock Classroom Teachers Association Alexa Armstrong Karlos Armstrong Ed Bullington Khayyam Davis Janice Dent John Harrison Alvin Hudson Tatia Hudson and Milton Jackson, Intervenors, Lorene Joshua Leslie Joshua Stacy Joshua and Wayne Joshua, Intervenors/appellants, Katherine Knight Sara Matthews Becky McKinney Derrick Miles Janice Miles John M. Miles Naacp Joyce Person Brian Taylor Hilton Taylor Parsha Hilton Robert Willingham and Tonya Willingham, Intervenors v. Pulaski County Special School District, 1 and North Little Rock School District, Leon Barnes Sheryl Dunn Mac Faulkner Richard A. Giddings Marianne Gosser Don Hindman Shirley Lowery Bob Lyon George A. McCrary Bob Moore Steve Morley Buddy Raines David Sain Dale Ward John Ward Judy Wear and Grainger Williams, Philip E. Kaplan Janet Pulliam and John Bilheimer, Movants, Office of Desegregation Monitor, Parent's Plan Horace A. Walker P.A. Hollingsworth and Kenneth G. Torrence, Movants, Dale Charles Robert L. Brown, Sr. Gwen Hevey Jackson Diane Davis and Raymond Frazier, Pulaski County Board of Education, O.G. Jacovelli, Individually and as President of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District Patricia Gee, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District, a Public Body Dr. George Cannon, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District, a Public Body John Moore, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District, a Public Body Dorsey Jackson, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District, a Public Body Dr. Katherine Mitchell, Individually and in Her Official Capacity as a Member of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District, a Public Body W.D. Hamilton, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Board of Education of the Little Rock School District, a Public Body Cecil Bailey, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Pulaski County Board of Education, a Public Corporate Thomas Broughton, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Pulaski County Board of Education, a Public Corporate and Dr. Martin Zoldessy, Individually and in His Official Capacity as a Member of the Pulaski County Board of Education, a Public Corporate
8th Cir. · 1995 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Jeffers v. Clinton, 730 F.Supp. 196, 216 (E.D.Ark.1989) (three-judge court), aff'd mem., 498 U.S. 1019 , 111 S.Ct. 662 , 112 L.Ed.2d 656 (1991) (subsequent history omitted). 30 We discuss briefly the other factors.
cited Cited "see, e.g." Little Rock School District v. Pulaski County Special School District, 1
8th Cir. · 1995 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Jeffers v. Clinton, 730 F.Supp. 196, 216 (E.D.Ark.1989) (three-judge court), aff'd mem., 498 U.S. 1019 , 111 S.Ct. 662 , 112 L.Ed.2d 656 (1991) (subsequent history omitted).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." State v. DiFrisco (2×)
N.J. · 1994 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., People v. Davis, 794 P. 2d 159, 192 (Colo. 1990), cert. denied, 498 U.S. 1018 , 111 S.Ct. 662 , 112 L.Ed. 2d 656 (1991); Booth v. State, 306 Md. 172 , 507 A. 2d 1098, 111-12 (1986), vacated in part, 482 U.S. 496 , 107 S.Ct. 2529 , 96 L.Ed. 2d 440 (1987).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Nash v. Blunt (2×)
W.D. Mo. · 1992 · signal: see also · confidence low
Id. at 48 , 106 S.Ct. at 2765 ; see also Jeffers v. Clinton, 730 F.Supp. 196, 209 (E.D.Ark.1989) (three-judge court), aff'd, ___ U.S. ___, 111 S.Ct. 662 , 112 L.Ed.2d 656 (1991).
discussed Cited "see, e.g." Emison v. Growe (2×)
D. Minnesota · 1992 · signal: see, e.g. · confidence low
See, e.g., Jeffers v. Clinton, 730 F.Supp. 196, 205 (E.D.Ark.1989), aff'd, ___ U.S. ___, 111 S.Ct. 662 , 112 L.Ed.2d 656 (1991); McDaniels v. Mehfoud, 702 F.Supp. 588, 591 (E.D.Va.1988), app. dismissed, 927 F.2d 596 (4th Cir.1991); Hastert v. State Board of Elections, 777 F.Supp. 634, 655 (N.D.Ill.1991); Neal v. Coleburn, 689 F.Supp. 1426, 1435 (E.D.Va.1988); Williams v. City of Dallas, 734 F.Supp. 1317, 1413 (N.D.Texas 1990); see also Romero v. City of Pomona, 883 F.2d 1418, 1423 (9th Cir.1989) (concluding that the three-part Gingles test merely explains which of the indicia of dilution are m…
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Erickson
v.
Maine Central Railroad Co.
No. 89-1940.
Supreme Court of the United States.
Dec 26, 1990.
498 U.S. 1018

C. A. 1st Cir. [Certiorari granted, ante, p. 807.] Writ of certiorari dismissed under this Court’s Rule 46.