Lane v. Philbin’s Empirical Analysis
835 F.3d 1302 · 2016
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly · Ashcroft v. Iqbal · Farmer v. Brennan · Ulmer v. Chancellor · Gates v. Collier
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 9 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“provides a cause of action to a plaintiff who can prove that a defendant acting under color of state law deprived [her] of a right, privilege, or immunity protected by the laws or Constitution of the United States.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“lighting rods and other scrap metal . . . light fixture panels and locker box shelves”
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.