· 1/27/1975
Local 542, International Union of Operating Engineers v. Higginbotham
Citations
- 420 U.S. 908
- 95 S. Ct. 826
How courts have described this case
Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.
- explaining that “when a statute imposes a duty without an ‘unmistakable focus’ on the benefitted class, the courts are reluctant to infer a remedy”
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