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. Meanor, 442 U.S. 500, 508, 99 S.Ct. 2445, 61 L.Ed2d 80 (1979) (internal quota- tion marks omitted). Our case is not an interlocutory appeal, but the Supreme Court's cases in that field are instructive because they reinforce the narrowness of a defendant's ability to chal- lenge the Government's decision to purs

approved. Even assuming that irreparable harm is a factor that may the Government% authority to proceed with a prosecution, for example, the Su- preme Court has allowed those appeals only in very limited circumstances. For example, the Double if pardy Clause, see U.S. Cont. amend. ("Igor shall any pe

rturn a denial of concurring in part and dissenting in part). such relief. Id. We also keep in mind the In the case before us, the organizations' Supreme Court's admonition that any in- voter education and registration efforts are junction regarding government functions is unquestionably protected from unwar

ection in appro- priate circumstances. See, e.g., Hynes v. Grimes Packing Co., 337 U.S. 86, 98, Co,274 U.S. 445, 69 S. 968, 98 L.Ed. 1281 (1949); Cline Prink Dairy 451, 4 Ct. 681, 71 L.Ed. 1146 (1927); I Pierce Society of Sisters, 268 U.S. 510, 5 , 45 S.Ct. 671, 69 L.Ed. 1070 (1925); Hygrade

tions > Prerequisites > Commonality Labor & Employment Law > Discrimination > Disparate Treatment > Proof > General Overview [HN18] Nothing in the Supreme Courts opinion suggests that single, localized operations must be analytically dissected into component departments for purposes of commonality for class

in--depth assessment of the merits of appellants' claim at this stage would be improper." Id. at 156. Such a statement, however, is consistent with the Supreme Court's dictate in Amgen that a court should engage the merits of a claim only to the extent necessary to verify that Rule 23 has been satisfied. Amgen, 133

hese fundamental facts, we cannot ["•139] know whether particular promotions decisions raise even a circumstantial inference of discrimination. See Cline v. Roadway Express, Inc., 689 F.2d 481, 485 n.4 (4th Cir. 1982); accord Tex. Dep't of Cmty. Affairs v. Burdine, 450 U.S. 248, 253, 101 S. Ct. 1089,

S.Ct. 962, 85 LEd. 4416, and Douglas I. City of Jeannette, supra. 01 We think a more likely explanation of the use of this phrase is that the Su- preme Court had in mind such cases as Hague v. C. I. 0., supra, in which it ap- peared that plaintiffs seeking to hold peace- ful meetings and to distribute lit

ate act. For this he was adjudged by the Circuit Court to be in contempt, and put in custody of the United States marshal. Thereupon he applied to the Supreme Court for leave to file a petition for writs of habeas corpus and certiorari, which the court denied. The act was held to be unconstitutional because, am

tances, and upon clear showing that an injunction is neces- sary in order to prevent irreP ble injury. Cf. Hygrade rovision Co. Sherman, supra; Cline Fnnk Dry , supra; Spielman Motor Sales Co. Dodge, supra. 1 And in the exercise of the and discretion, which guides the determination of court