Patteson v. Johnson’s Empirical Analysis
721 F.2d 228 · 1983
Citation profile
13 federal appellate · 4 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · Pickering v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205 Will County Illinois · Connick v. Myers · Keyishian v. Board of Regents of Univ. of State of NY · Hughes v. Whitmer
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 18 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the interests of the [employee], as a citizen, in commenting upon matters of public concern and the interest of the State, as an employer, in promoting the efficiency of the public service it performs through its employees.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Patteson v. Johnson“fails to discuss issues of potential embarrassment to Governor Charles Thone despite the fact that Johnson's staff members raised them during their audit.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Patteson v. Johnson“In my opinion the audit did not disclose everything it needed to disclose in order for me to sign it.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Patteson v. Johnson
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.