Ali v. Connick’s Empirical Analysis

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Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[c]ourts in this circuit and elsewhere have held that officers' use of racial epithets may be regarded as direct evidence of racial animus and, when combined with physical abuse or other unlawful actions, may establish an equal protection violation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Miller v. Terrillion · 335 F. Supp. 3d 482 - Heyliger v. Krygier

2. “(1) a conspiracy (2) for the purpose of depriving a person or class of persons of the equal protection of the laws, or the equal privileges and immunities under the laws; (3) an overt act in furtherance of the conspiracy; and (4) an injury to the plaintiff's person or property, or a deprivation of a right or privilege of a citizen of the United States.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Jennings v. Decker

3. “(1) an agreement between a state actor and a private party; (2) to act in concert to inflict an unconstitutional injury; and (3) an overt act done in furtherance of that goal causing damages.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 332 F. Supp. 3d 610 - Daytree at Cortland Square, Inc. v. Walsh