White v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis
1990
Citation profile
4 state decisions
Relationships
Relies on National Biscuit Co. v. Philadelphia · Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board v. Spa Athletic Club · McCoy v. St. Bd. of Med. Ed. and Licensure · Philadelphia v. Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority · Manheim Township Supervisors v. Workman
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 4 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
“The common distinction is that taxes are revenue-producing measures authorized under the taxing power of government; while license fees are regulatory measures intended to cover the cost of administering a regulatory scheme authorized under the police power of government.”
1 later decision quote this exact passage
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.