In Re Amanda D.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• “We conclude that a conviction of aggravated battery to a child is not an adequate proxy for unfitness” because it “fails to take into account several things relevant to the ultimate fitness determination.”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

2 cases in this archive cite this case.

• In Re DW
  Illinois Supreme Court· 2005-03-24· cited 42×
• Bruce Henry v. Sheriff of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama
  Eleventh Circuit· 2025-04-23

Cites

55 cases in this archive are cited by this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Mathews v. Eldridge
  Supreme Court· 1976-02-24· cited 16,859×
• County of Sacramento v. Lewis
  Supreme Court· 1998-05-26· cited 6,212×
• Stanley v. Illinois
  Supreme Court· 1972-04-03· cited 5,889×
• Broadrick v. Oklahoma
  Supreme Court· 1973-06-25· cited 4,338×
• Wisconsin v. Yoder
  Supreme Court· 1972-05-15· cited 3,250×
• Washington v. Glucksberg
  Supreme Court· 1997-06-26· cited 2,664×
• Members of the City Council of Los Angeles v. Taxpayers for Vincent
  Supreme Court· 1984-05-15· cited 2,188×
• Reno v. Flores
  Supreme Court· 1993-03-23· cited 2,046×
• Quilloin v. Walcott
  Supreme Court· 1978-03-06· cited 1,234×
• Frisby v. Schultz
  Supreme Court· 1988-06-27· cited 1,207×
• Cleveland Board of Education v. LaFleur
  Supreme Court· 1974-01-21· cited 995×
• Vlandis v. Kline
  Supreme Court· 1973-06-11· cited 853×
• Michael H. v. Gerald D.
  Supreme Court· 1989-08-30· cited 719×
• Connecticut Department of Public Safety v. Doe
  Supreme Court· 2003-03-05· cited 487×
• People v. Jeffries
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1995-01-19· cited 343×
• R.W. v. D.C.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 2001-03-02· cited 197×
• In re D.L.
  Illinois Supreme Court· 2000-03-23· cited 189×
• Chicago National League Ball Club, Inc. v. Thompson
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1985-10-03· cited 152×
• American Federation of State, County & Municipal Employees v. Department of Central Management Services
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1996-09-19· cited 147×
• Fiorito v. Jones
  Illinois Supreme Court· 1968-03-28· cited 123×