Dougan v. Singletary’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

21 federal appellate · 3 district ·

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

1. “[prospective relief shall not terminate if the court makes written findings based on the record that prospective relief remains necessary to correct a current and ongoing violation of the Federal right, extends no further than necessary to correct the violation of the Federal right, and that the prospective relief is narrowly drawn and the least intrusive means to correct the violation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Benjamin v. Jacobson · Buddy Cason Ikki Contreras David Tony Neisler Gerald Wendell Spivey v. Jim Seckinger Thomas Jones

2. “which includes existing consent decrees. . . . The consent decrees that the PLRA requires courts to review under the statute's more stringent standards are not final judgments for separation-of-powers purposes.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Robert Gilmore Jr Inmates United States of America v. People of the State of California

3. “the last word of the judicial department with regard to a particular case or controversy”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Eddie Willie Taylor