Sapp v. Cunningham’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
6 district ·
Relationships
Applies 28 U.S.C. § 1367 · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Celotex Corporation v. Catrett H · Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York · Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Anderson v. Creighton
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 6 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“In conclusion, this Court is sympathetic to the plight of individuals like Joshua DeShaney and [plaintiffs], and, obviously, the Court's conclusion in interpreting the law is not meant as approving or condoning the terrible tragedies that have befallen these innocent individuals, nor is it intended to assess blame. The narrow question of law before this Court is whether these claims state a cause of action for a constitutional violation under the [D]ue [P]rocess [C]lause and the Supreme Court's existing precedent.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“a font of tort law to be superimposed upon whatever systems may already be administered by the States,”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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