Fields v. Prater’s Empirical Analysis
566 F.3d 381 · 2009
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 Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Mitchell v. Forsyth · Perry v. Sindermann · Elrod v. Burns · Johnson v. Jones
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 11 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[W]e do not think that McConnell would have clearly put defendants on notice that their conduct was unconstitutional.”) (emphasis in original). .In Martin, Judge Traxler noted in dissent that finding a right to be clearly established”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“examine the particular responsibilities of the position to determine whether it resembles a policymaker, a privy to confidential information, a communicator, or some other office holder whose function is such that [political loyalty] is an equally appropriate requirement.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. McCaffrey v. Chapman“whether state law prohibits politically-based hiring for a particular position is relevant to whether political [allegiance] is necessary for effective job performance.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. McCaffrey v. Chapman
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.