Woolfolk v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis
1975
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1343 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 601 (§ 401 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 602 (§ 402 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 603 (§ 403 of the Social Security Act of 1935) · 42 U.S.C. § 630 · 42 U.S.C. § 633
Relies on Udall v. Tallman · King v. Smith · New York State Department of Social Services v. Dublino · Brewer v. United States · 358 F. Supp. 524 - Woolfolk v. Brown
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The only sensible construction of the legislative plan is that, wherever situated, all AFDC beneficiaries have a right to be considered for referral (now registration) to WIN and to be found either appropriate or inappropriate by the local welfare agency.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Woolfolk v. Brown“any person who willfully refuses to accept medical or dental care (except surgery involving risk) which would render him employable.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Woolfolk v. Brown
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.