CLEAN v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

25 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 27 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “except such laws as may be necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health or safety....”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 133 Wash. 2d 455 - Clean v. City of Spokane · Brower v. State

2. “Where it is debatable as to whether or not an expenditure is for a public purpose, we will defer to the judgment of the legislature.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 133 Wash. 2d 455 - Clean v. City of Spokane