Bowling v. Rector’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

19 federal appellate · 4 district · 2 state decisions

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 42 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “[W]hen a defendant asserts qualified immunity, the plaintiff carries a two-part burden to show: (1) that the defendant's actions violated a federal constitutional or statutory right, and, if so, (2) that the right was clearly established at the time of the defendant's unlawful conduct.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Knopf v. Williams · Leiser v. Moore

2. “We may, at our discretion, consider the two parts of this test in the sequence we deem best in light of the circumstances in the particular case at hand.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Knopf v. Williams · Leiser v. Moore

3. “To be valid under the Fourth Amendment, the warrant to search Bowling’s residence must meet three requirements: (1) it must have been issued by a neutral, disinterested magistrate; (2) those seeking the warrant must have demonstrated to the magistrate their probable cause to believe that the evidence sought would aid in a particular apprehension or conviction for a particular offense; and (3) the warrant must particularly describe the things to be seized, as well as the place to be searched.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. United States v. Bowling