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Supreme Court· 3/20/1978

Canon v. Massachusetts

Citations

  • 435 U.S. 933
  • 98 S. Ct. 1510
  • 55 L. Ed. 2d 531
  • 1978 U.S. LEXIS 1227
  • 16 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 8181

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

  • summarization of expected testimony which was \brief and not given undue emphasis\ had de minimis impact on the trial
  • belief that evidence would be adduced at trial sufficient to justify reference in opening statement
  • disparate impact established when sixty-five of sixty-six applicants rejected because of no-spouse rule were female
  • summarization of expected testimony which was “brief and not given undue emphasis” had de minimis impact on the trial
  • city engineer of Marlborough charged with violating section three for purchasing land at discount, obtaining apartment permit, and reselling at more the double the purchase price

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Judges: Certiorari

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