Burcher v. McCauley’s Empirical Analysis
1994
Citation profile
Relationships
Applies 18 U.S.C. § 1961 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 1962 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) · 18 U.S.C. § 1964 (§ 901 of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act) · 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act)) · 42 U.S.C. § 1985 · 42 U.S.C. § 1986 · 42 U.S.C. § 1988 · 5 U.S.C. § 552 (Freedom of Information Act)
Relies on Warth v. Seldin · Pennhurst State School and Hospital v. Halderman · Imbler v. Pachtman · Butz v. Economou · Griffin v. Breckenridge
Most-quoted passages
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“It is well settled that a claim under [section 1986] derives from a Section 1985 claim, and failure on the Section 1985 claim also defeats the Section 1986 claim.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
How this case has been treated — in progress
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