Samuelson v. LaPorte Community School Corp.’s Empirical Analysis
526 F.3d 1046 · 2008
Citation profile
12 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1331 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Cantwell v. State of Connecticut · Garcetti v. Ceballos · Southeastern Promotions, Ltd. v. Conrad · United States v. National Treasury Employees Union · Alexander v. United States
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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) the speaker must apply to the decision maker before engaging in the proposed communication; (2) the decision maker is empowered to determine whether the applicant should be granted permission on the basis of its review of the content of the communication; (3) approval of the application requires the decision maker’s affirmative action; and (4) approval is not a matter of routine, but involves appraisal of facts, the exercise of judgment, and the formation of an opinion by the decision maker.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“... [W]e first must determine whether that policy applies to speech that is protected by the First Amendment. For the restriction to qualify as a prior restraint, the employee must have an interest in the speech as a citizen commenting upon a matter of public concern.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Wozniak v. Adesida
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.