Wynne v. Tufts University School of Medicine’s Empirical Analysis
932 F.2d 19 · 1991
Citation profile
28 federal appellate · 12 district · 10 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 67 later decisions — most recently April 2021 · most notably Hodgens v. General Dynamics Corp. (1998), Wynne v. Tufts University School of Medicine (1992)
28 federal appellate · 12 district · 10 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Applies 29 U.S.C. § 706 · 29 U.S.C. § 794
Relies on Anderson v. Liberty Lobby, Inc. · Harlow v. Fitzgerald · Anderson v. Creighton · Mitchell v. Forsyth · Southeastern Community College v. Davis
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 67 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“If the institution submits undisputed facts demonstrating that the relevant officials within the institution considered alternative means, their feasibility, cost and effect on the academic program, and came to a rationally justifiable conclusion that the available alternatives would result either in lowering academic standards or requiring substantial program alteration, the court could rule as a matter of law that the institution had met its duty of seeking reasonable accommodation.”
7 later decisions quote this exact passage“When judges are asked to review the substance of a genuinely academic decision, . . . they should show great respect for the faculty's professional judgment.”
3 later decisions quote this exact passage“There is no mention [in the dean’s affidavit] of any consideration of possible alternatives, nor reference to any discussion of the unique qualities of multiple choice examinations. There is no indication of who took part in the decision [not to deviate from multiple choice examinations] or when it was made.” Wynne, 932 F.2d at 28. Because we thought that a party seeking summary judgment should proffer more than”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage
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.