Matar v. Dichter’s Empirical Analysis
563 F.3d 9 · 2009
Citation profile
9 federal appellate · 3 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1350 (Torture Victim Protection Act of 1991) · 28 U.S.C. § 1603 (§ 4 of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976) · 28 U.S.C. § 1605 (§ 4 of the Foreign Sovereign Immunities Act of 1976) · 8 U.S.C. § 1189 (§ 219 of the Immigration and Nationality Act of 1952 (McCarran-Walter))
Relies on Verlinden B. v. v. Central Bank of Nigeria · Argentine Republic v. Amerada Hess Shipping Corp. · Saudi Arabia v. Nelson · Green v. Bock Laundry MacHine Co. · Mobil Oil Corporation v. Higginbotham K
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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(a) Liability.-An individual who, under actual or apparent authority, or color of law, of any foreign nation- (1) subjects an individual to torture shall, in a civil action, be liable for damages to that individual; or (2) subjects an individual to extrajudicial killing shall, in a civil action, be liable for damages to the individual's legal representative, or to any person who may be a claimant in an action for wrongful death.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. Dogan v. Barak · Doe v. Buratai“In accordance with Chief Justice Marshall's observation that foreign sovereign immunity is a matter of grace and comity rather than a constitutional requirement, this Court has consistently deferred to the decisions of the political branches-in particular, those of the Executive Branch-on whether to take jurisdiction over particular actions against foreign sovereigns and their instrumentalities.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Doe v. Buratai“[W]e must look to common law to determine (a) whether former officials are entitled to immunity under the common-law ... and (b) if so, whether [the former official] is entitled to immunity ‘in conformity to the principles accepted by the department of the government charged with the conduct of our foreign relations.’ ”). . In 2011, the' then-Legal Advisor to the State Department1 stated:”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.