Trent v. Wade’s Empirical Analysis
776 F.3d 368 · 2015
Citation profile
10 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 3109 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York · Anderson v. Creighton · Mitchell v. Forsyth · Carroll v. United States · Pearson v. Callahan
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) that the official violated a statutory or constitutional right, and (2) that the right was 'clearly established' at the time of the challenged conduct.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Further, although courts view evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, they give greater weight, even at the summary judgment stage, to the facts evident from video recordings taken at the scene.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“A right is clearly established only if 'the right's contours were sufficiently definite that any reasonable official in the defendant's shoes would have understood that he was violating it.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Mote v. Walthall
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.