Harrison v. Murphy’s Empirical Analysis
1962
Citation profile
4 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1343 · 28 U.S.C. § 2281 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Monroe v. Pape · Railroad Commission v. Pullman Co. · Screws v. United States · Burton v. Wilmington Parking Authority · Shelley v. Kraemer
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““There can be no doubt at least since Ex Parte [Commonwealth of] Virginia, 100 U.S. 339, 346-347 , [ 25 L.Ed. 676 ,] that Congress has the power to enforce provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment against those who carry a badge of authority of a State and represent it in some capacity, whether they act in accordance with their authority or misuse it.” (Emphasis added) ( 365 U.S. 171 -172, 81 S.Ct. 475 , 5 L.Ed.2d 492 ).”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority““He who acts under ‘color’ of law may be a federal officer or a state officer.” (Emphasis added) (At 325 U.S. 108 , 65 S.Ct. 1038 , 89 L.Ed. 1495 ).”
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.