Firman v. Abreu’s Empirical Analysis
1988
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 242 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Adickes v. S. H. Kress & Co. · Monroe v. Pape · Screws v. United States · United States v. Classic
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 5 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“Although it is true that state officials can act under color of state law even if they overstep their authority, that rule can have no application where, as here, the official has no colorable authority to act in the jurisdiction in which he purports to act.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Rambo v. Daley“the plaintiff did not believe at the time of the acts in question that defendant Abreu was acting pursuant to state law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Rambo v. Daley“all acts took place in Connecticut where Abreu had no authority to act”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Rambo v. Daley
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.