535 F. Supp. 55 - Walker v. Rowe’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Haines v. Kerner · Parratt v. Taylor · Parklane Hosiery Co. v. Shore · Brown III v. Felsen · Martinez v. California
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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The state statute upon which defendants rely, however, does not and could not preclude the vindication of plaintiffs’ constitutional rights in a federal forum. State law cannot immunize the conduct of persons who, acting under color of law, allegedly deprive others of their constitutional rights. In light of the wide disparity between the breadth of plaintiffs’ damage claims herein and the limited damages award provided in the Illinois Workmen’s Compensation Act, the effect of dismissal on this ground would leave plaintiffs without an adequate remedy for the alleged deprivation of their constitutional rights.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“No common law or statutory right to recover damages from the employer ... other than compensation herein provided, is available to any employee who is covered by the provisions of this Act... (emphasis added)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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