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Davis v. Billington et al

Memorandum in opposition to re MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order MOTION for Preliminary Injunction

61 Cited authorities

  1. Winter v. Natural Res. Def. Council, Inc.

    555 U.S. 7 (2008)   Cited 16,781 times   56 Legal Analyses
    Holding that a plaintiff must establish "that he is likely to suffer irreparable harm"

  2. Board of Regents v. Roth

    408 U.S. 564 (1972)   Cited 14,680 times   4 Legal Analyses
    Holding that where a public employee's appointment terminated on a particular date and there was no provision for renewal after that date, the employee "did not have a property interest sufficient to require . . . a hearing when [the officials] declined to renew his contract of employment."

  3. Mt. Healthy City Board of Ed. v. Doyle

    429 U.S. 274 (1977)   Cited 8,982 times   6 Legal Analyses
    Holding if a plaintiff can show a prima facie case of First Amendment retaliation, the district court should go on to determine whether the defendant has shown "by a preponderance of the evidence that it would have reached the same decision ... even in the absence of the protected conduct"

  4. Connick v. Myers

    461 U.S. 138 (1983)   Cited 5,862 times   15 Legal Analyses
    Holding that an employer need not "allow events to unfold to the extent that the disruption of the office and the destruction of working relationships is manifest before taking action"

  5. Elrod v. Burns

    427 U.S. 347 (1976)   Cited 4,219 times   7 Legal Analyses
    Holding that local government could not constitutionally base public employment opportunities on political affiliation or nonaffiliation

  6. Pickering v. Board of Education

    391 U.S. 563 (1968)   Cited 5,662 times   28 Legal Analyses
    Holding teacher's dismissal for criticizing school board unconstitutional

  7. Perry v. Sindermann

    408 U.S. 593 (1972)   Cited 4,498 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that mutually explicit understanding could give rise to protected property interest

  8. Rankin v. McPherson

    483 U.S. 378 (1987)   Cited 1,613 times
    Holding clerical employee's dismissal for supporting assassination attempt on President unconstitutional

  9. United States v. Testan

    424 U.S. 392 (1976)   Cited 2,199 times
    Holding that Back Pay Act does not provide a remedy for misclassified federal employees

  10. Sampson v. Murray

    415 U.S. 61 (1974)   Cited 2,032 times   1 Legal Analyses
    Holding that possibility of backpay obviates risk of irreparable harm

  11. Section 1491 - Claims against United States generally; actions involving Tennessee Valley Authority

    28 U.S.C. § 1491   Cited 4,639 times   64 Legal Analyses
    Adopting the standard in 5 U.S.C. § 706

  12. Section 5596 - Back pay due to unjustified personnel action

    5 U.S.C. § 5596   Cited 494 times
    Authorizing back pay awards to employees “affected by an unjustified or unwarranted personnel action”

  13. Section 166 - Congressional Research Service

    2 U.S.C. § 166   Cited 8 times

    (a) Redesignation of Legislative Reference Service The Legislative Reference Service in the Library of Congress is hereby continued as a separate department in the Library of Congress and is redesignated the "Congressional Research Service". (b) Functions and objectives It is the policy of Congress that- (1) the Librarian of Congress shall, in every possible way, encourage, assist, and promote the Congressional Research Service in- (A) rendering to Congress the most effective and efficient service