Murphy v. Smith’s Empirical Analysis
844 F.3d 653 · 2016
Citation profile
2 federal appellate · 3 state decisions
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 1988 · 42 U.S.C. § 1997E
Relies on Erie Co v. Tompkins · Ex Parte: Edward T Young · Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · John Aldens v. Maine · Lapides v. Board of Regents of Univ. System of Ga.
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 10 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“doctrine of sovereign immunity 'affords no protection * * * when it is alleged that the State's agent acted in violation of statutory or constitutional law or in excess of his authority * * *.'”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the dissent
How this case has been treated — in progress
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