Walker v. Beard’s Empirical Analysis
2007
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1915 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Ex Parte: Edward T Young · Kentucky v. Graham · Will v. Michigan Department of State Police · West v. Atkins · Hafer v. Melo
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 1 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the Eleventh Amendment does not preclude a suit against a state official in his or her individual capacity.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[T]he Pennsylvania legislature has expressly declined to waive its sovereign immunity by statute.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[s]tate officials sued in their individual capacities are 'persons' for purposes of § 1983.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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