Roberts v. Rhode Island’s Empirical Analysis
2000
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Bell v. Wolfish · Mary Beth v. City of Chicago Tikalsky · Blackie v. Maine · Weber v. Dell
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“examination of hair, arms, hands, ears, mouth, nose; visual examination of groin and rectum; toes and soles of feet.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“lift their penises and testicles on the officer's command to provide a clear view of the groin area.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“to bend over and spread the rectum to provide a clear view of the area.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
Whether each later court followed, distinguished, criticized, or overruled this decision. The treatment classification (task #35) runs highest-cited cases first and lights up here as it reaches this one.