Brown v. Eichler’s Empirical Analysis
1987
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 26 U.S.C. § 6402 · 42 U.S.C. § 602 (§ 402 of the Social Security Act of 1935)
Relies on Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Mathews v. Eldridge · Morrissey v. Brewer · Mullane v. Central Hanover Bank & Trust Co. · Ex Parte: Edward T Young
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The distinction between retrospective and prospective relief depends not on when the relief is awarded but on when the violation for which relief is awarded occurs. All relief, whether damages or injunctive, must be given in the future. If that relief is aimed at remedying a past harm, it is considered retrospective relief and barred by the Eleventh Amendment. By contrast, a remedy aimed at curing a present violation in the future is considered prospective relief. Last, direct awards of monetary relief against the State are forbidden, while awards with only an ancillary effect on the State treasury are permissible.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“The question for this Court with respect to the 1983 intercept is whether an injunction aimed at remedying a past due process violation that only has an ancillary effect on the state treasury — only new hearings will be required; there will not be a direct award of money — can be issued in the context of a case where there is an ongoing state official’s violation of federal law, but the injunction for new hearings for the past is not needed to remedy the situation for the future.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage“As of now, Whitlow, Walton, and Hall still owe support money to the state, (citations omitted). They stand in a position where there is a reasonable likelihood of suffering the same harm in the future. Moreover, this Court’s award of injunctive relief will have a direct effect on ensuring that the plaintiffs will not suffer the complained of harm, (citations omitted). In terms of prospective injunctive relief, some of the plaintiffs have satisfied the standing requirements.”
1 later decision quote this exact passagee.g. Wagner v. Duffy
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.