Wilson v. Tregre’s Empirical Analysis
787 F.3d 322 · 2015
Citation profile
4 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1367 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Brady v. State of Maryland · Scott v. Harris · Garcetti v. Ceballos · Skinner v. Switzer · Skinner v. Switzer
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“(1) He suffered an adverse employment action; , (2) He spoke as a. citizen, rather than pursuant to- his official job duties; (3)- He spoke on a matter of public concern; (4) His interest in the speech .outweighed the government’s interest in the efficient provision of public services; and (5) His speech precipitated the adverse employment action. 8 ■”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“To qualify for protection under the Louisiana Whistleblower Statute, a plaintiff must prove that his employer committed an actual violation of state law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“committed an actual violation of [Louisiana] law.”
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.