Legal Opinion
City of New York v. United States Department of Commerce
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided June 7, 1990No. 88 CV 3474PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
McLAUGHLIN, District Judge.
Census-taking has never been easy, and has rarely received favorable press. King David learned this the hard way. In First Samuel, the King directed his Census Bureau, one Joab, to “go through all the tribes of Israel From Dan to Bersabee, and number ye the people that I may know the number of them.” When Joab had reluctantly counted as far as 800,000, David realized that, in some eyes, his task might be regarded as hubris on the scale of the Tower of Babel. He repented, lamenting: “I have sinned very much in what I have done; But I pray thee O…
2Cases cited47 opinions
- Citizens to Preserve Overton Park, Inc. v. VolpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Baker v. CarrSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
- Abbott Laboratories v. GardnerSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Aetna Life Insurance v. HaworthSupreme Court of the United States · 1937
- Pacific Gas & Electric Co. v. State Energy Resources Conservation & Development CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
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3Cited by25 opinions
- Senate of California v. MosbacherCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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- Cardona v. OAKLAND UNIFIED SCHOOL DIST., CAL.District Court, N.D. California · 1992
- City of Detroit v. FranklinCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1993
- Com. of Mass. v. MosbacherDistrict Court, D. Massachusetts · 1992
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