Cotton v. Jackson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 federal appellate · 1 district · 6 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 71 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[T]he state must have the opportunity to remedy the procedural failings of its subdivisions and agencies in the appropriate fora - agencies, review boards, and state courts [-] before being subjected to a claim alleging a procedural due process violation.”

   8 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Reams v. Irvin · Doe v. Valencia Coll.

2. “certiorari [to the state courts] is generally an adequate state remedy”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Doe v. Valencia Coll. · Hous. Auth. of Augusta v. Gould

3. “[W]hen reputational damage is sustained in connection with a termination of [government] employment, it may give rise to a procedural due process claim for deprivation of liberty which is actionable under section 1983.”); Cannon, 250 F.3d at 1303 C'[I]n this circuit a 'discharge [from employment] or more' is required in order to satisfy the 'plus’ element of the stigma-plus test.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Behrens v. Regier · Smith v. Siegelman