Ritter v. Surles’s Empirical Analysis

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

1. “The Court finds that the statutes in question ... are unconstitutional on their face and therefore invalid. This action, however, has not been certified as a class action, since no motion has been made to the court for this relief. The motions for intervention are granted and therefore this judgment applies to the parties to whom this Court has granted the right to intervene.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Monaco v. Stone

2. “[a]s with criminal acquittees, there is no constitutionally permissible reason to create two classes of incapacitated people; those who have misdemeanor charges dismissed against them, and those who are considered dangerous to themselves or others, and committed involuntarily.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Charles Anthony v. Thomas Maul

3. “issue a final or temporary order of observation committing him to the custody of the [Commissioner of Mental Health] for care and treatment . . . for a period not to exceed ninety days from the date of the order.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage · from the majority
   e.g. Charles Anthony v. Thomas Maul