Dolan v. Connolly’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

1 federal appellate · 1 district ·

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 14 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “(1) that the speech or conduct at issue was protected, (2) that the defendant took adverse action against the plaintiff, and (3) that there was a causal connection between the protected speech and the adverse action.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Burns v. Martuscello · 367 F. Supp. 3d 39 - Walker v. City of N.Y.

2. “[T]he term class "unquestionably connotes something more than a group of individuals who share a desire to engage in conduct that the § 1985(3) defendant disfavors. Otherwise, innumerable tort plaintiffs would be able to assert causes of action under § 1985(3) by simply defining the aggrieved class as those seeking to engage in the activity the defendant has interfered with.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Exxon Mobil Corp. v. Schneiderman

3. “To state a claim under § 1985(3), ... plaintiff must show '[i] a conspiracy; [ii] for the purpose of depriving, either directly or indirectly, any person or class of persons of equal protection of the laws; [iii] an act in furtherance of the conspiracy; [iv] whereby a person is deprived of any right of a citizen of the United States.'”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Cater v. New York