McWaters v. Rick’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 state decisions

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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) a governmental agent or body intentionally accorded the plaintiff different treatment than it accorded other, similarly situated persons under the same law; (2) either the plaintiff is a member of [a] suspect class or the government’s treatment of the plaintiff was entirely arbitrary, irrational, intentional, and unrelated to any governmental interest; and (3) the plaintiff suffered an injury that was caused by the discriminatory treatment.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 225 F. Supp. 2d 647 - Hyatt v. Town of Lake Lure

2. “If any officer or employee of any locality is investigated ... on any criminal charge arising out of any act committed in the discharge of his official duties, and no charges are brought ... the governing body of the locality may reimburse the officer or employee for reasonable legal fees and expenses incurred by him in defense of the investigation ..., the reimbursement to be paid from the treasury of the locality.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. McWaters v. Cosby

3. “were motivated and activated by [her] outspoken criticism of other members of the Board of Supervisors, as well as the management of the Powhatan County School District and Owen himself, during [her] term of office as a member of the Board of Supervisors. The investigation of [McWaters] was intended to punish her for her criticism and to discourage her from publicly expressing her views.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. McWaters v. Cosby