Reeder v. Madigan’s Empirical Analysis
780 F.3d 799 · 2015
Citation profile
3 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Ex Parte: Edward T Young · Powell v. McCormack · Tenney v. Brandhove · Supreme Court of Virginia v. Consumers Union of the United States, Inc. · Gravel v. United States
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“A contrary rule would make it nearly impossible for a legislature to function, as it would potentially subject legislators and their aides to liability for every floor-access decision they make.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“it can easily be inferred ... that the legislature believes that the presence of lobbyists risks an impairment of deliberations.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“[i]t is hardly a stretch to characterize control of access to the legislative floor as a core legislative function.”
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.