Knight v. Alabama’s Empirical Analysis
2004
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 2000D
Relies on Brown et al. v. Board of Education of Topeka et al. · Reynolds v. Sims · Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education · Gomillion v. Lightfoot · Hunter v. Erickson
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the current property tax system in Alabama has a crippling effect on the ability of local and state government to raise revenue adequately to fund K-12 schools,”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) Article XI, section 214, as amended, which limits the rate of ad valorem taxation 3 the Alabama legislature may place on taxable property; 4 (2) Article XI, section 215, as amended, which limits the rate of ad valorem taxation counties may place on taxable property; 5 (2) Article XI, section 216, as amended, which limits the rate of ad valorem taxation municipalities may place on taxable property; 6 (4) Article XIV, section 269, as amended, which limits the rate of ad valo-rem taxation counties may place on taxable property for the benefit of public education, and which further requires approval of those property taxes by the voters in a referendum election; 7 (5) Amendment 325, which changed the language of Article XI, § 217 of Alabama’s 1901 Constitution in order to establish three classes of property for purposes of ad valorem taxation, lower assessment ratios, require voter approval of all property tax increases, and establish a cap (or “lid”) on total ad valorem taxes; 8 and (6) Amendment 373, which further changed the language of Article XI, § 217, as previously revised by Amendment 325, in order to establish four classifications of property subject to taxation, further lower assessment ratios, establish the so-called “current use” method of property assessment, and establish lower caps (or “lids”) on total ad valorem taxes. 9”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“The Court expresses doubt that the matter before the Court even triggers Fordice”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Knight v. Alabama
How this case has been treated — in progress
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