Smith v. La Cote Basque’s Empirical Analysis
1981
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 1988
Relies on Christiansburg Garment Co. v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission · Johnson v. Georgia Highway Express, Inc. · Maher v. Gagne · New York Gaslight Club, Inc. v. Carey · City of Detroit v. Grinnell Corporation, Manhattan-Ward, Incorporated v. Grinnell Corporation, 1225 Vine Street Building, Inc. v. Grinnell Corporation
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“"Recognizing the importance of private enforcement of civil rights legislation, courts have consistently held that the statutory provisions authorizing the awarding of attorneys’ fees as part of this private enforcement scheme should be broadly interpreted. [Citations omitted].””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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