Harris v. Bolin’s Empirical Analysis
950 F.2d 547 · 1991
Citation profile
6 federal appellate ·
Relationships
Applies 42 U.S.C. § 1983 (Civil Rights Act of 1871 / Section 1983 (Ku Klux Klan Act))
Relies on Turner v. Safley · Thornburgh v. Abbott · Central South Carolina Chapter v. Martin · Johnson v. Williams · Tisdale v. Dobbs
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“often causes fights, increased sexual activity, and destruction of county property (when they are taped or otherwise affixed to the walls)”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Williams v. Delo
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.