Marquez v. Turnock’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

13 federal appellate · 1 state decisions

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 16 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “As noted, virtually all of Marquez's criticisms . . . stemmed from [a] disagreement about how violations of the EMS regulations should be handled. In speaking on this issue, Marquez did not act simply as a member of the general public; it was his yob to investigate such violations and make recommendations as to the appropriate response.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 198 Wis. 2d 323 - Bartley v. Thompson · Wright v. Illinois Department of Children & Family Services

2. “arrive at a balance between the interests of the [employee], as a citizen, in commenting upon matters of public concern and the State's interest, as an employer, in promoting the efficiency of the public services it performs.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Wright v. Illinois Department of Children & Family Services

3. “he had not stated a First Amendment claim. Id. at 1177 . The court of appeals affirmed, noting that while it was difficult to accept that Marquez was not speaking on a matter of public concern in the matter,”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. 198 Wis. 2d 323 - Bartley v. Thompson