Schlette v. Burdick’s Empirical Analysis
633 F.2d 920 · 1980
Citation profile
8 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on O'Connor v. Donaldson · Brulotte Et Al. v. Thys Company · Stiltner v. Rhay · Yazzie v. Olney, Levy, Kaplan & Tenner
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“'(A) State cannot constitutionally confine ... a nondangerous individual who is capable of surviving safely in freedom by himself or with the help of willing and responsible family members or friends' without good cause.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Doe v. Gallinot
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.