Wade v. Goodwin’s Empirical Analysis
843 F.2d 1150 · 1988
Citation profile
15 federal appellate · 2 district · 1 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 34 later decisions — most recently June 2020 · most notably San Jacinto Savings & Loan v. Kacal (1991), Eagle v. Morgan (1996)
15 federal appellate · 2 district · 1 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 Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Perry v. Sindermann · Paul v. Davis · Ohio Bureau of Employment Services v. Hodory · National Association for Advancement of Colored People v. State of Alabama Patterson
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 34 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“the most intimate aspects of human affairs.”
4 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“At argument Wade candidly conceded that it was highly doubtful, if not impossible, to prove any real damages as a result of the compilation or publication of the ‘list,’ and counsel stated that primarily Wade wanted a ‘name clearing’ hearing. Wade evidently believes that a ‘good name is rather to be chosen than great riches, and loving favor rather than silver and gold.’ Proverbs Ch. 22, verse 1. Perhaps unfortunately, neither this court nor the district court has jurisdiction under § 1983 to give Wade a name-clearing hearing. At bottom, his complaint alleges, if any cause, a state tort action for defamation of character.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority“unless there is also an allegation of some specific injury resulting therefrom,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.