Alexander v. De Witt’s Empirical Analysis
141 F.2d 573 · 1944
Citation profile
1 federal appellate · 1 district ·
Relationships
Relies on Hirabayashi v. United States · State of Arizona v. State of California · Pacific States Box & Basket Co. v. White · Jones v. United States · Chicot County Ark v. Sherwood
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 7 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.
““ § 97a. Unlawful entering, remaining, leaving, or committing acts in military areas or zones “Whoever shall enter, remain in, leave, or commit any act in any military area or military zone prescribed, under the authority of an Executive order of the President, by the Secretary of War, or by any military commander designated by the Secretary of War, contrary to the restrictions applicable to any such area or zone or contrary ito the order of the Secretary of War or any such military commander, shall, if it appears that he knew or should have known of the existence and extent of the restrictions or order and that his act was in violation thereof, be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction shall be liable to a fine of not to exceed $5,000 or to imprisonment for not more than one year, or both, for eaeb offense. Mar. 21, 1942, c. 191, 56 Stat. 173 .””
1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
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