Ex parte McMinn’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. ““There is a discretion in the federal courts in the issuance of the writ of' habeas corpus, both before and after trial and judgment in the state court, in cases in which the act of the Legislature under which the state court is proceeding is challenged as in conflict with the federal Constitution. The federal courts’may, in their discretion, refuse to grant the writ, and leave the petitioner to his remedy in the state courts. In this case the petitioner-has clearly a remedy to review the action of the probate court in other and higher state.courts. Under the circumstances of the case, I have concluded' to refuse to grant the writ, leaving it to the petitioner to pursue his remedy-in the state court as he may be advised.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Matthews

2. ““The case was of a character that the public, as well as the individual, were interested in a speedy settlement, and it appeared that it could be more speedily settled in the federal court.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. In re Matthews