Thompson v. Shock’s Empirical Analysis
852 F.3d 786 · 2017
Citation profile
3 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Monell v. Department of Social Services of City of New York · Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Pickering v. Board of Education of Township High School District 205 Will County Illinois · Pearson v. Callahan · Connick v. Myers
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 8 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[I]f an employee is discharged because of his or her expressive conduct, we apply the Pickering - Connick test ... If an employee is discharged because of his or her political affiliation, we apply the Elrod - Branti test.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Wells v. Cole“a government employee causing workplace disruption by speaking as a citizen on a matter of public concern, followed by government action adversely affecting the employee's job.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Wells v. Cole“With few exceptions, the Constitution prohibits a government employer from discharging or demoting an employee because the employee supports a particular political candidate.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Wells v. Cole
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.