Smith v. Petra Cablevision Corp.

How courts have described this case

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

• finding it plausible to read this language to mean that the Act becomes effective upon enactment
• “[I]t is logical to conclude that Congress simply sought to insure that no matter what happened to the rest of the Act, Wards Cove would be immune.”
• “Most courts, however, have acknowledged, even where ultimately applying the Act retroactively, that the language of the statute is less than clear and that it is possible to read the language as supporting prospective, as well as retrospective application.”
• a majority of circuit courts and district courts have supported Bowen
• giving little deference to EEOC’s reasoning
• thoroughly discussing the Act’s legislative history

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).