Carolyn Harnett v. George A. Ulett’s Empirical Analysis

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21 federal appellate · 1 district · 3 state decisions

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

1. ““Roth and Sinderman adhere to the principle that absent contractual, legislative or constitutional provision on the subject, the power of removal is incident to the power of appointment, and government employment can be revoked at the will of the appointing officer.” 466 F.2d at 116-117 (emphasis added).”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Scheelhaase v. Woodbury Central Community School District · Nunnery v. Barber

2. ““The requirements of procedural due process apply only to the deprivation of interests encompassed within the Fourteenth Amendment’s protection of liberty and property . . . but the range of interests protected by procedural due process is not infinite.” 408 U.S. at 569 , 92 S.Ct. at 2705 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 395 F. Supp. 1307 - Kyles v. Calcasieu Parish Sheriff's Department

3. “governmental conduct likely will * * * impose a stigma upon the employee that will foreclose future opportunities to practice his chosen profession * * *.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. David Wilderman v. Paul R. Nelson