Marek v. Rhode Island’s Empirical Analysis
702 F.3d 650 · 2012
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Williamson County Regional Planning Commission v. Hamilton Bank of Johnson City · Southern Pacific Terminal Company v. Interstate Commerce Commission · United States v. Zannino · Federal Election Commission v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. · San Juan Dupont Plaza Hotel Fire Litigation Holders Capital Corporation v. California Union Insurance Company
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“issues adverted to in a perfunctory manner, unaccompanied by some effort at developed argumentation, are deemed waived”
1 later decision 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.