Godfrey v. Spano’s Empirical Analysis
2009
Citation profile
16
cited by 16 later decisions
6
cited 6 times by the Supreme Court
1
states following
September 2014
most recently cited
3 federal appellate ·
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.
“to recognize same sex marriages lawfully entered into outside the State of New York in the same manner as they currently recognize opposite sex marriages for the purpose of extending and administering all rights and benefits belonging to these couples, to the maximum extent permitted by law.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majoritye.g. (2010)“will address this controversy; that it will listen and decide as wisely as it can; and that those unhappy with the result — as many undoubtedly will be — will respect it as people in a democratic state should respect choices democratically made.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the concurrencee.g. (2010)
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.