Cooper v. Sheehan’s Empirical Analysis
735 F.3d 153 · 2013
Citation profile
7 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Mitchell v. Forsyth · Duncan v. Walker · SAUCIER v. KATZ Et Al. · Tennessee v. Garner · Hope v. Pelzer
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 32 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“mere possession of a firearm by a suspect is not enough to permit the use of deadly force,”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“an armed suspect need not engage in some specific action such as pointing, aiming, or firing his weapon to pose a threat.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the concurrence“Section 1983 of Title 42 creates a cause of action against any person who, acting under color of state law, abridges a right arising under the Constitution of the laws of the United States.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Clark v. Coleman
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.