Rujawitz v. Martin’s Empirical Analysis
561 F.3d 685 · 2009
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Andonissamy v. Hewlett-Packard Co. · Moss v. Martin · 271 Ill. App. 3d 418 - Krecek v. Board of Police Commissioners of La Grange Park · Border v. City of Crystal Lake · Farmer v. Lane
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“a specific ordinance, state law, contract or understanding limiting the ability of the state or state entity to discharge him.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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