Bland v. Roberts’s Empirical Analysis
730 F.3d 368 · 2013
Citation profile
15 federal appellate · 3 district · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 5 U.S.C. § 1501
Relies on Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Reeves v. Sanderson Plumbing Products, Inc. · Ex Parte: Edward T Young · Mt. Healthy City School District Board of Education v. Doyle · Edelman v. Jordan
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 43 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““Liking” on Facebook is a way for Facebook users to share information with each other. The “like” button, which is represented by a thumbs-up icon, and the word “like” appear next to different types of Facebook content. Liking something on Facebook “is an easy way to let someone know that you enjoy it.” What does it mean to “Like” something?, Facebook, http://www. facebook.com/help/452446998120360 (last visited Sept. 17, 2013). Liking a Face-book Page “means you are connecting to that Page. When you connect to a Page, it will appear in your timeline and you will appear on the Page as a person who likes that Page. The Page will also be able to post content into your News Feed.” What’s the difference between liking an item a friend posts and liking a Page?, Facebook, http://www.facebook. com/help/452446998120360 (last visited Sept. 17, 2013).”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent“Facebook is an online social network where members develop personalized web profiles to interact and share information with other members.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent“[The Ex Parte Young] exception “permits a federal court to issue prospective, injunctive relief against a state officer to prevent ongoing' violations of federal law, on the rationale that such a suit is not a suit against the state for purposes of the Eleventh Amendment.” — Because reinstatement is a form of prospective relief, the refusal to provide that relief when it is requested Can constitute an ongoing violation of federal law such that the Ex Parte Young exception applies.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Royster v. Gahler
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.