Blevins v. Hudson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

11 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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “The remaining cases relied on by the majority were appeals from denials of motions for summary judgment based on the doctrine of qualified immunity. We have explained that qualified immunity shields government officials from liability for civil damages when they are performing discretionary functions”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davis Nursing Association v. Neal

2. “Ordinarily, on appeal from a summary-judgment disposition, the evidence is viewed in the light most favorable to the party resisting the motion, and any doubts and inferences are resolved against the moving party.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Williams v. Bank of the Ozarks for the Registered Owners of the $4,400,000 Benton Cnty. Prop. Owners' Improvement Dist. No. 7 Special Assessment Bonds

3. “insofar as their conduct does not violate clearly established statutory or constitutional rights of which a reasonable person would have known.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Davis Nursing Association v. Neal