Hudson v. Burke’s Empirical Analysis
913 F.2d 427 · 1990
Citation profile
19 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Elrod v. Burns · Branti v. Finkel · Rutan v. Republican Party of Illinois · Nekolny v. Painter · Tomczak v. City of Chicago
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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“sufficient subjective input into policy decisions so that political affiliation was an appropriate consideration for hiring and firing.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Matlock v. Barnes“Political affiliation was a primary reason [plaintiffs] were hired; all performed political work.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Carlson v. Gorecki“a powerful committee at a time of antagonism and divisive political turmoil.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Matlock v. Barnes
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.