Smith v. Swenson’s Empirical Analysis
1971
Citation profile
13
cited by 13 later decisions
1
states following
August 1977
most recently cited
9 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Conley v. Gibson · Price v. Johnston · Jackson v. Bishop · Leimer v. State Mut. Life Assur. Co. · Burns v. Swenson
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Viewing the complaint in the light most favorable to plaintiff in accordance with the rule of Conley v. Gibson, 355 U.S. 41 , 45-46, 78 S.Ct. 99, 2 L.Ed.2d 80, it must be dismissed for failure to state a claim within federal jurisdiction.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“that he is currently charged . . . with the stabbing of another inmate warrants his continued confinement in maximum security. . . .”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“neither amount to cruel and unusual punishment or denials of equal protection of the laws.”
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.