Carter v. Thompson’s Empirical Analysis
1992
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 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 · Wolff v. McDonnell · Parratt v. Taylor · Monroe v. Pape · Daniels v. Williams
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“1. whether the conduct complained of was committed by a person acting under color of state law, and 2. whether this conduct deprived a person of rights, privileges, or immunities secured by the constitution of the United States.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Lucas v. Cannon
How this case has been treated — in progress
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