Thomas v. Shipka’s Empirical Analysis
829 F.2d 570 · 1987
Citation profile
23 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1981 (Civil Rights Act of 1866) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Bivens v. Six Unknown Named Agents of Federal Bureau of Narcotics · Wilson v. Garcia · Chevron Oil Co. v. Huson · Goodman v. Lukens Steel Co. · Saint Francis College v. Al-Khazraji
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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“also inextricably interrelated with the third factor in the Chevron analysis which focuses on the equitable considerations involved ... [and which] is in large part dependent upon the outcome of the analysis under the first part of the test.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“we must ... weigh the merits and demerits in each case by looking to the prior history of the rule in question, its purpose and effect, and whether retrospective operation will further or retard its operation.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“Smith can no longer be the law in this circuit in light of the more recent Supreme Court pronouncements.”
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.