American Civil Liberties Union Greater Pittsburgh Chapter v. County of Allegheny American Civil Liberties Union L a 87-3395 Tunador 87-3436’s Empirical Analysis
842 F.2d 655 · 1988
Citation profile
14 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 27 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently April 2003 · most notably County of Allegheny v. American Civil Liberties Union (1989), Mellen v. Bunting (2003)
14 federal appellate · 1 district · 2 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on McGowan v. State of Maryland Gallagher · Lemon v. Kurtzman · Everson v. Board of Education · Walz v. Tax Comm'n of City of New York · Lynch v. Donnelly
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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“`During the Holiday Season, the Village of Waunakee salutes liberty. Let these festive lights and times remind us that we are the keepers of the flame of liberty and our legacy of freedom. Whatever your religion or beliefs, enjoy the holidays.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“[t]his display donated by the Holy Name Society.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“Government promotes religion as effectively when it fosters a close identification of its powers and responsibilities with those of any — or all — religious denominations as when it attempts to incul cate specific religious doctrines. If this identification conveys a message of government endorsement or disapproval of religion, a core purpose of the Establishment Clause is violated.”
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.