Opinion · Supreme Court of the United States

Olsen v. Drug Enforcement Administration

Olsen v. Drug Enf’t Admin., 519 U.S. 1118 (1997)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of the United States
Jurisdiction
Federal
Date
1997-02-18
Topic
bankruptcy

How later courts describe this case

  • Jencks Act clearly contemplates only preserva tion of notes or recorded statements and does not impose duty on government to create them
  • “the employee retains at all times the burden of persuading the jury either that he was not a direct threat or that reasonable accommodations were available.”
  • doctrine "ensure[s] that a wrongdoer does not profit in a court of law by reason of his miscreancy"
  • an epileptic working near dangerous fast-moving and high-temperature machinery was a direct threat
  • ‘‘no authority suggests Batson extends to the area of challenges for cause’’

Citator

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C. A. D. C. Cir. Certiorari denied.