Bates v. Bigger’s Empirical Analysis
2002
Citation profile
1 state decisions
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. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Anderson v. Creighton · Connick v. Myers
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“attend the creation and sustenance of a family marriage . . . the raising and education of children . . . and cohabitation with one's relatives.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“the Court must look at the substance of the complaints themselves to determine whether they address a matter of public concern.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“plaintiffs' relationship was of the sort that serve to break families apart ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.