Reeves v. Anderson’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

26 state decisions

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

1. ““Second. We think that the right to make a new charter is included within the constitutional grant of power to ‘ frame a charter; ’ that the right is a continu ing right. . . . We think that the mode pointed ont by the latter part of section 10 of article 11 for submitting proposed amendments to a vote of the people, is not to be construed so as to exclude every other method. . . . “Fourth. We think that the power to frame a charter for themselves is a continuing right vested in the voters of the city, and that it does not become exhausted because once exercised.- We agree with counsel for respondent that the object of the Constitutional provision is to confer upon the large cities of the State the power of local self-government (subject, as already stated, to general laws), and that this right to ‘home rule is not limited at all in point of time.’ ””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Morrow v. Kansas City

2. ““Such charter may be amended by proposals therefor submitted by the legislative authority of such city to the electors thereof at any general election, after notice of said submission published as above specified, and ratified by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. State ex rel. Hindley v. Superior Court