Woods v. Edwards’s Empirical Analysis

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21 federal appellate · 1 district · 3 state decisions

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

1. “[d]iscriminatory purpose in an equal protection context implies that the decisionmaker selected a particular course of action at least in part because of, and not simply in spite of, the adverse impact it would have on an identifiable group.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gutierrez-Soto v. Sessions · 567 F. Supp. 2d 877 - Douglas v. Gusman

2. “Id. at 581. The court affirmed the district court's grant of summary judgment for the prison officials. Id. It held: 41 Woods ... has failed to present medical evidence of any significance nor has he identified a basic human need that the prison has failed to meet. While the temperature in extended lockdown may be uncomfortable, that alone cannot support a finding that the plaintiff was subjected to cruel and unusual punishment in violation of the Eighth Amendment. 42 Id. (emphasis added). In distinguishing Woods, the Gates court stated,”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Gates v. Cook · Chandler v. Crosby

3. “LAC 22:I.345. Peterson argued that Posted Policy # 53 was illegal and that it should have been promulgated under the APA. However, a posted policy for a particular facility, like DWCC's Posted Policy # 53, does not have to be formally promulgated in the Louisiana Register. Generally, prison officials are given broad discretion in administering prisons, and prisoners are seen to”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 960 So. 2d 1260 - Peterson v. Michael