Golodner v. Berliner’s Empirical Analysis
770 F.3d 196 · 2014
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Creighton · Mitchell v. Forsyth · Pearson v. Callahan · Connick v. Myers · Duncan v. Walker
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 21 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“‘[t]he speaker’s motive is a factor to consider but ‘is not dispositive in determining whether his or her speech addresses a matter of public concern.’ ” Golodner, 770 F.3d at 202 (quoting Sousa v. Roque, 578 F.3d 164, 173 (2d Cir.2009)).”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[A]n individual motivated by a personal grievance[,] however, "can simultaneously speak on a matter affecting the public at large.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“effort to correct allegedly unlawful practices or bring them to public attention,”
2 later decisions 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.