McDonald v. Adamson’s Empirical Analysis
840 F.3d 343 · 2016
Citation profile
2 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Grogan v. Garner · Friends of the Earth Incorporateds v. Laidlaw Environmental Services Inc · 197 Ill. 2d 381 - Nowak v. St. Rita High School · Meyer v. Rigdon · James W. Adair v. Michael L. Sherman and Sherman & Sherman
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“we will not affirm a judgment based on an affirmative defense raised for the first time on appeal.”
2 later decisions 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.