Simple v. Walgreen Co.’s Empirical Analysis
511 F.3d 668 · 2007
Citation profile
11 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 31 later decisions — most recently June 2025 · most notably Stephens v. Erickson (2009), Kidd v. Mando American Corp. (2013)
11 federal appellate · 2 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866)
Relies on St. Mary's Honor Center v. Hicks · Phillips v. Joint Legislative Committee on Performance & Expenditure Review · Abrams v. Lightolier Inc. · Woodman v. Haemonetics Corp. · Carson v. Bethlehem Steel Corp.
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 31 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“involved in the process that led up to [the hiring decision], by being consulted about the appointment”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“decisionmaking process affecting the employment action.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.