Bowser v. Vose’s Empirical Analysis
968 F.2d 105 · 1992
Citation profile
6 federal appellate · 3 district · 1 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on Morrissey v. Brewer · Wolff v. McDonnell · Gagnon v. Scarpelli · Hewitt v. Helms · Greenholtz v. Inmates of Nebraska Penal and Correctional Complex
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 17 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“[A] state creates a protected liberty interest by placing substantive limitations on official discretion.”
2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority“The department is authorized to adopt regulations permitting the extension of the limits of the place of confinement of an inmate as to whom there is reasonable cause to believe that’he will honor his trust ...”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Farmer v. Crews“specific directives to the decisionmaker that if the regulations' substantive predicates are present, a particular outcome must follow.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. Woodard v. Gittens
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.