Williams v. Kelley’s Empirical Analysis
854 F.3d 998 · 2017
Citation profile
1 federal appellate ·
Appellate journey
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Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Baze v. Rees · Hill v. McDonough · 135 S. Ct. 2726 - Glossip v. Gross · Energy & Env't Legal Inst. v. Epel · Kelley v. Johnson
Most-quoted passages
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“is equivocal, lacks scientific consensus and presents a paucity of reliable scientific evidence”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Bucklew v. Precythe
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