Doe v. Wright’s Empirical Analysis
82 F.3d 265 · 1996
Citation profile
17 federal appellate · 2 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Baker v. McCollan · Joshua Deshaney, a Minor, by His Guardian Ad Litem, and Melody Deshaney,s v. Winnebago County Department of Social Services, et al. · Martinez v. California · Spencer Gifts, Inc. v. Olitsky · Ames v. Sundance State Bank
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 26 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The first inquiry in a § 1983 claim is to determine '[w]hether the plaintiff has been deprived of a right secured by the Constitution and laws' of the United States.'”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage“[t]he Due Process Clause contains no language which requires the state to protect its citizens against the deeds of private actors.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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.