Washington v. Kirksey’s Empirical Analysis
811 F.2d 561 · 1987
Citation profile
9 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Board of Regents of State Colleges v. Roth · Bell v. Hood · Davis v. Scherer · Smith v. Wade
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 15 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[d]ue process of law [is not present] where the state has gone through the mechanics of providing a hearing, but the hearing is totally devoid of a meaningful opportunity to be heard”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Brady v. Gebbie“At no time did [Nicholson] have the opportunity to present to the [Commission her] version of what happened.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Nicholson v. Gant“It is the opportunity to be heard which is protected by the fourteenth amendment.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Nicholson v. Gant
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.