State v. Easterling’s Empirical Analysis
2006
Citation profile
87 state decisions
How this case has been cited
Cited by 88 later decisions — most recently June 2020 · most notably State v. Momah (2009), State v. Sublett (2012)
87 state decisions
Later decisions citing this case, by decade. The current decade is in progress, and our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so the latest bars are undercounted — not a real decline.
Relationships
Relies on Neder v. United States · In re Oliver · Waller v. Georgia · Press-Enterprise Company v. Superior Court of California Riverside County · Press-Enterprise Company v. Superior Court of California for County of Riverside
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 88 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““1. The proponent of closure or sealing must make some showing [of a compelling interest], and where that need is based on a right other than an accused’s right to a fair trial, the proponent must show a ‘serious and imminent threat’ to that right. “2. Anyone present when the closure motion is made must be given an opportunity to object to the closure. “3. The proposed method for curtailing open access must be the least restrictive means available for protecting the threatened interests. “4. The court must weigh the competing interests of the proponent of closure and the public. “5. The order must be no broader in its application or duration than necessary to serve its purpose.””
13 later decisions quote this exact passage“[j]ustice in all cases shall be administered openly.”
8 later decisions quote this exact passage“[T]he constitutional requirement that justice be administered openly is not just a right held by the defendant. It is a constitutional obligation of the courts.”
6 later decisions quote this exact passagee.g. State v. Momah · In Re Wiatt
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.