Cooper v. Brown’s Empirical Analysis
844 F.3d 517 · 2016
Citation profile
8 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1291 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Graham v. Connor · Pearson v. Callahan · Brosseau v. Haugen · Liberty Mutual Insurance v. Wetzel · Ashcroft v. al-Kidd
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 33 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“To answer that question in the affirmative, we must be able to point to controlling authority-or a robust consensus of persuasive authority-that defines the contours of the right in question with a high degree of particularity.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“at the time of the conduct in question. This second part of the qualified immunity inquiry considers whether the right was clearly established at the time of the violation.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“(1) [an] injury, (2) which resulted directly and only from a use of force that was clearly excessive, and (3) the excessiveness of which was clearly unreasonable.”
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.