Little v. Thomas’s Empirical Analysis
719 F.2d 50 · 1982
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996)
Relies on Zannino v. Arnold · United States of America Ex Rel. Melvin Sanders 75551-158 v. Floyd E. Arnold, Warden · Robbins v. Thomas
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 3 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“does not entitle [parolee] to release from parole but only to consideration of his status by the Commission”
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.