Tuite v. Henry’s Empirical Analysis
1998
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 5 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 5 U.S.C. § 552 (Freedom of Information Act)
Relies on United States v. Nixon · Bergstrom v. Dalkon Shield Trust · Fred B. Black, Jr. v. Sheraton Corporation of America Appeal of United States of America · Les Aspin, William B. Broydrick v. Department of Defense, Melvin R. Laird, Secretary of Defense · Frankenhauser v. Rizzo
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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The federal law enforcement privilege is a qualified privilege designed to prevent disclosure of information that would be contrary to the public interest in the effective functioning of law enforcement. The privilege serves to preserve the integrity of law enforcement techniques and confidential sources, protects witnesses and law enforcement personnel, safeguards the privacy of individuals under investigation, and prevents interference with investigations.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. McPeek v. Ashcroft“), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (”
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.