Taylor v. Keith’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

12 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “must present sufficient evidence to create a genuine issue as to whether his speech was a substantial or motivating factor in the employer's decision to discipline or dismiss.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. See v. City of Elyria · 587 F. Supp. 2d 856 - Cole v. Taber

2. “police brutality since neither officer unequivocally stated that Szczepanowski used excessive force. In their view, Officer Taylor's speech amounts to nothing more than recording the arrest incident and advising Longmire's wife of her husband's rights pursuant to police procedure. Further, they assert that Sergeant Taylor's comments fall short of alleging potential wrongdoing, since he merely suggested that”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Taylor v. Keith

3. “Dambrot, 55 F.3d at 1187 (emphasis in original). The point of the speech, however, is not to be confused with the speaker's motivation for speaking. Chappel, 131 F.3d at 575. The inquiry is primarily concerned with what the speaker intended to communicate through his statement, and not his reasons for speaking. Id. at 575 (”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Taylor v. Keith