Sarver v. Chartier’s Empirical Analysis
813 F.3d 891 · 2016
Citation profile
1 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 28 U.S.C. § 1404
Relies on Central Hudson Gas Electric Corporation v. Public Service Commission of New York · Police Department of Chicago v. Mosley · United States v. Stevens · 29 Cal. 4th 53 - Equilon Enterprises v. Consumer Cause, Inc. · Zacchini v. Scripps-Howard Broadcasting Co.
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“is speech that is fully protected by the First Amendment, which safeguards the storytellers and artists who take the raw materials of life-including the stories of real individuals, ordinary or extraordinary-and transform them into art, be it articles, books, movies, or plays.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“a reasonable viewer of the film would be left with the conclusion that the character [Sarver says is him] was a heroic figure, albeit one struggling with certain internal conflicts”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“he did not consent to [the] use [of his life and experiences in the film] and that several scenes in the film falsely portray him in a way that has harmed his reputation.”
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.