Jackson v. Norris’s Empirical Analysis
615 F.3d 959 · 2010
Citation profile
5 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2254 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Townsend v. Sain · Atkins v. Virginia · Sawyer v. Whitley · Keeney v. Tamayo-Reyes · Schwab v. Reilly
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The second prong is met if an individual has ' significant limitations in at least two of the following skill areas: communication, self-care, home living, social/interpersonal skills, use of community resources, self-direction, functional academic skills, work, leisure, health, and safety.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Sasser v. Kelley“It is possible to diagnose [intellectual disability] in individuals with IQs between 70 and 75 who exhibit significant deficits in adaptive behavior because there is `a measurement error of approximately 5 points [in assessing IQ], depending on the testing instrument.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Adaptive functioning refers to how effectively individuals cope with common life demands and how well they meet the standards of personal independence expected of someone in their particular age group, sociocultural background, and community setting.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Sasser v. Kelley
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.