Gibson v. Kilpatrick’s Empirical Analysis
838 F.3d 476 · 2016
Citation profile
5 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 5 U.S.C. § 1221
Relies on Connick v. Myers · Kentucky v. Graham · Garcetti v. Ceballos · Snyder v. Phelps · Ruotolo v. City of New York
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 13 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“); Branton v. City of Dallas , 272 F.3d 730 , 740 (5th Cir. 2001) (”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The form of Gibson's suit-personal capacity-provides significant support for the conclusion that it was not a matter of public concern.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Internal personnel disputes and management decisions are rarely a matter of public concern.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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