Krist v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
439 F.2d 146 · 1971
Citation profile
32 federal appellate · 4 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Isbell Enterprises, Inc. v. Citizens Casualty Co. of New York · 309 F. Supp. 497 - Krist v. Smith · Beard v. Lee · Conklin v. Wainwright
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 57 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the prison menu; censorship of his mail; lack of medical care; the infrequency of shower facilities; lack of exercise; and lack of access to legal materials, library, and religious services.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“federal courts will not interfere except where paramount federal constitutional or statutory rights intervene.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Novak v. Beto
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.