Sinclair v. TubeSockTedD’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 5 district · 2 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3771 · 47 U.S.C. § 230 (Communications Decency Act § 230)
Relies on Helicopteros Nacionales De Colombia, S. A. v. Hall · St. Amant v. Thompson · Reno v. American Civil Liberties Union · McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Commission · Bates v. City of Little Rock
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 12 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[o]f course, just stating that someone is 'spreading lies' or is a liar may not be actionable as defamation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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.