Robert v. Benton’s Empirical Analysis
634 F.2d 1139 · 1980
Citation profile
25
cited by 25 later decisions
1
states following
May 1990
most recently cited
12 federal appellate · 1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Super Tire Engineering Co. v. McCorkle · Vogel v. School Board of Montrose R-14 School District · Robert M. v. Benton
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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Whenever a complaint has been received under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the parents or guardian shall have an opportunity for an impartial due process hearing which shall be conducted by the State educational agency or by the local educational agency or intermediate educational unit, as determined by State law or by the State educational agency. No hearing conducted pursuant to the requirements of this paragraph shall be conducted by an employee of such agency or unit involved in the education or care of the child.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“involved in the education or care of the child”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Mayson v. Teague
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.