K.P. v. LeBlanc’s Empirical Analysis
729 F.3d 427 · 2013
Citation profile
7 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Lujan v. Defenders of Wildlife · Ex Parte: Edward T Young · Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · Friends of the Earth Incorporateds v. Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc · Lewis Director Arizona Department of Corrections v. Casey
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 28 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“government may not place obstacles in the path of a woman's exercise of her freedom of choice, it need not remove those obstacles.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“formidable burden of showing that it is absolutely clear the allegedly wrongful behavior could not reasonably be expected to recur.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[a] defendant cannot automatically moot a case simply by ending its [challenged] conduct once sued.”
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.