Nethersole v. Bulger’s Empirical Analysis
287 F.3d 15 · 2002
Citation profile
14 federal appellate · 26 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1367 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle · Pickering v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205 Will County Illinois · Connick v. Myers · O'Connor v. Steeves · Hodgens v. General Dynamics Corp.
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 41 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“whether (i) the speech [the plaintiff] engaged in can be considered that of a public employee on a matter of public concern, or merely related to matters primarily of concern to employees (e.g., internal working conditions); (ii) [the plaintiffs] interest in speaking, as well as the public interest, outweigh any legitimate governmental interest in the efficient performance of its public function; and (iii) the speech was either a motivating or substantial factor in the adverse employment action.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The protection of liberty interests is [not] violated . . . by the presence of adverse information in a personnel file, standing alone . . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“only if, under the facts alleged, [the plaintiff] cannot recover on any viable theory.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.