Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.

How courts have described this case

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

• stating that courts generally read statutory language in the context of the broader statutory scheme
• stating that the plainness or ambiguity of statutory language is determined by reference to the language itself and the context in which the language is used
• holding former employee could bring claim under § 2000e-3(a) alleging that former employer gave out a negative employment reference in retaliation for his having filed an EEOC charge
• stating .that statutory interpretation focuses on “the language itself, the specific context in which that language is used, and the broader context of the statute as a whole”
• looking to “the language itself, the specific context in which the language is used, and the broader context of the statute as a whole”
• resolving the meaning of a statutory term by considering “[t]he broader context provided by other sections of the statute”

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Cited by

1,832 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Burlington Northern & Santa Fe Railway Co. v. White
  Supreme Court· 2006-06-22· cited 7,269×
• Cullen v. Pinholster
  Supreme Court· 2011-04-04· cited 5,931×
• Nken v. Holder
  Supreme Court· 2009-04-22· cited 3,500×
• Antonio Abrego Abrego v. The Dow Chemical Co Shell Oil Company, D/B/A Shell Chemical Company, and Shell Agricultural Chemical Company
  Ninth Circuit· 2006-04-04· cited 1,756×
• Barnhart v. Sigmon Coal Co.
  Supreme Court· 2002-02-19· cited 1,044×
• Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education
  Supreme Court· 2005-03-29· cited 708×
• Yajure Hurtado
  Board of Immigration Appeals· 2025-09-05· cited 693×
• Ali v. Federal Bureau of Prisons
  Supreme Court· 2008-01-22· cited 685×
• Rochon, Donald v. Gonzales, Alberto
  D.C. Circuit· 2006-02-28· cited 611×
• Smith v. City of Jackson
  Supreme Court· 2005-03-30· cited 580×
• Pettus v. Morgenthau
  Second Circuit· 2009-01-28· cited 567×
• United States v. Nerad
  Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces· 2010-07-27· cited 526×
• Pooja Khungar v. Access Community Health Networ
  Seventh Circuit· 2021-01-19· cited 514×
• Lillian Kachmar v. Sungard Data Systems, Inc. Lawrence A. Gross Donna J. Pedrick
  Third Circuit· 1997-03-26· cited 510×
• Donna S. Jute v. Hamilton Sundstrand Corp., Docket No. 04-3927-Cv
  Second Circuit· 2005-08-23· cited 464×
• Federal Aviation Administration v. Cooper
  Supreme Court· 2012-03-28· cited 461×
• Noviello v. City of Boston
  First Circuit· 2005-02-16· cited 432×
• General Dynamics Land Systems, Inc. v. Cline
  Supreme Court· 2004-02-24· cited 412×
• Hector Montero-Martinez Gregorio Pedro Montero-Hernandez v. John Ashcroft, Attorney General of the United States
  Ninth Circuit· 2002-01-16· cited 405×
• Daniel v. American Board of Emergency Medicine
  Second Circuit· 2005-10-07· cited 404×

Cites

17 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• United States v. Ron Pair Enterprises, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1989-02-22· cited 4,657×
• Connecticut National Bank v. Germain
  Supreme Court· 1992-03-09· cited 3,104×
• Flemming v. Nestor
  Supreme Court· 1960-06-20· cited 1,508×
• Estate of Cowart v. Nicklos Drilling Co.
  Supreme Court· 1992-06-22· cited 719×
• Richardson v. Belcher
  Supreme Court· 1971-11-22· cited 630×
• Loeffler v. Frank
  Supreme Court· 1988-06-13· cited 551×
• Mitchell v. Robert DeMario Jewelry, Inc.
  Supreme Court· 1960-01-18· cited 515×
• McCarthy v. Bronson
  Supreme Court· 1991-05-20· cited 373×
• Nash v. Florida Industrial Commission
  Supreme Court· 1967-12-05· cited 174×
• Atonio v. Wards Cove Packing Co.
  Ninth Circuit· 1987-02-23· cited 161×
• Yuri D. Veprinsky v. Fluor Daniel, Inc.
  Seventh Circuit· 1996-06-26· cited 147×
• National Labor Relations Board v. Scrivener
  Supreme Court· 1972-02-23· cited 117×
• Bertha M. RUTHERFORD, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. AMERICAN BANK OF COMMERCE, Defendant-Appellant
  Tenth Circuit· 1977-11-21· cited 117×
• Irene PANTCHENKO, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. C. B. DOLGE COMPANY, INC., Defendant-Appellee
  Second Circuit· 1978-08-15· cited 108×
• Keith D. Bailey v. Usx Corporation
  Eleventh Circuit· 1988-08-02· cited 75×
• Reed v. Shepard
  Seventh Circuit· 1991-08-08· cited 68×
• Charles T. Robinson, Sr., Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, Amicus Curiae v. Shell Oil Company
  Fourth Circuit· 1995-11-29· cited 57×

Other cases named Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.

4 other CourtListener records share this case name.

• Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.
  Supreme Court· 1996-04-22· cited 1×
• Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.
  Supreme Court· 1996-04-22
• Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.
  Supreme Court· 1996-09-20
• Robinson v. Shell Oil Co.
  Supreme Court· 1996-09-20