Renfroe v. Kirkpatrick’s Empirical Analysis
1982
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1343 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle · Pickering v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205 Will County Illinois · Perry v. Sindermann · The Boeing Company v. Daniel C. Shipman · Lubin v. Allison
Most-quoted passages
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“sensitive to claims brought under the guise of constitutional deprivations, which arc in reality premised on a non-constitutional basis.” 549 F.Supp. at 1370 . 7 . The police department rules expressly provide that the”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“There is empirical evidence that parties quite often attempt to unduly stretch established constitutionally protected interests,” and added in a footnote that”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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