Griggs v. Brewer’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

9 federal appellate ·

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 25 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “Although courts view evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, they give greater weight, even at the summary judgment stage, to the facts evident from video recordings taken at the scene.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Romero v. City of Grapevine · 375 F. Supp. 3d 725 - Pinder v. Skero

2. “actively resisting arrest or attempting to evade arrest by flight”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Samples v. Vadzemnieks · Gregory Samples v. Harris County

3. “The contours of the right must be sufficiently clear that a reasonable official would understand that what he is doing violates that right. This is not to say that an official action is protected by qualified immunity unless the very action in question has previously been held unlawful, but it is to say that in the light of pre-existing law the unlawfulness must be apparent.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Marshall v. Russell