Brown v. Davidson’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Relies on Gomez v. Toledo · Maine v. Thiboutot · Anderson v. Celebrezze · Maher v. Gagne · United States v. Price
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[a] constitutional claim is substantial unless it is without merit, wholly frivolous, or barred by prior Supreme Court decisions”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent“the test for a substantial claim does not require a finding that plaintiff would ultimately prevail on the merits”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
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.