Heyde v. Pittenger’s Empirical Analysis
633 F.3d 512 · 2011
Citation profile
7 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Butz v. Economou · Forrester v. White · Burns v. Reed · Buckley v. Fitzsimmons
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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) the need to assure that the individual can perform his functions without harassment or intimidation; (2) the presence of safeguards that reduce the need for damages actions as a means for controlling unconstitutional conduct; (3) the insulation from political influence; (4) the importance of precedent; (5) the adversarial nature of the process; and (6) the correctability of error on appeal.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[W]e have continually found that the available state procedures for challenging the Illinois tax system are acceptable under [ Fair Assessment ].”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“); Fromm v. Rosewell , 771 F.2d 1089 , 1092 (7th Cir. 1985) (”
2 later decisions 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.